Delhi Court sentences Sukesh Chandrashekhar to 8 years for impersonating Supreme Court judge

This matter concerns the sentencing of Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who was previously convicted for impersonating a Supreme Court Judge to secure bail, threatening a public servant, and committing criminal intimidation. The Court is determining the appropriate punishment based on the gravity of the offences and the offender's conduct.

Petitioner/State: State (represented by Ld. APP Sh. Amit Yadav); Respondent/Convict: Sukesh Chandrashekhar (represented by Ld. Counsel Sh. Praveen Dabas); Bench: Not explicitly named in the provided text, but the order is issued by the Court in Cr. Case No. 5409/2018.

• The Court pronounces an order on sentence for the convict Sukesh Chandrashekhar.
• The Court considers the offences under Sections 170, 189, and 507 of the Indian Penal Code.
• The Court notes that the defense counsel requested immediate sentencing rather than utilizing the one-week time granted for arguments.
• The Court records that the defense counsel did not present mitigating circumstances but later sought concurrent sentences instead of consecutive ones.
• The Court considers the State's submission regarding 31 pending criminal cases against the convict across various states.

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