Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Olympian Sushil Kumar in Sagar Dhankhar Murder Case

The Supreme Court has set aside the Delhi High Court’s March order granting bail to Olympian wrestler Sushil Kumar in the 2021 murder of wrestler Sagar Dhankhar, directing him to surrender within a week.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra allowed the appeal by victim’s father, Ashok Dhankad, noting the serious nature of the crime, Sushil’s abscondence after the FIR, and allegations of witness intimidation.

The Court held the High Court failed to consider his celebrity influence on the trial.

Liberty was granted to seek bail again if circumstances change. 

[Ashok Dhankad v State of NCT Delhi]