Supreme Court Stays Conviction of Amit Jogi in Ram Avtar Jaggi Murder Case

The Supreme Court stayed the Chhattisgarh High Court judgment that had convicted and sentenced Amit Jogi, son of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment.

The bench issued notice on Jogi’s appeal against the verdict involving the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ram Avtar Jaggi.

Justice Mehta questioned the High Court's decision to pass a conviction and sentence allegedly without hearing the appellant.

Previously, a trial court had acquitted Jogi in 2007, but the High Court recently reversed that order, terming him the "mastermind" of the conspiracy.

[Amit Jogi v. Central Bureau of Investigation & Ors.]