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Supreme Court dismisses Sukesh Chandrashekar's plea to stay impersonation conviction
This case involves Sukesh Chandrashekar's petition to the Delhi High Court seeking a stay on his conviction and sentence for impersonating a Supreme Court Judge, which the Court dismissed.
Who it concerns: Petitioner: Sukesh Chandrashekar; Respondent: The State NCT of Delhi; Bench: Justice Sanjeev Narula (Delhi High Court).
What the court decided
- The Court dismissed the petition filed under Section 528 read with Section 430(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
- The Court held that since an appeal against the conviction is already pending, the petitioner's objections to the findings and adverse observations must be examined by the Appellate Court.
- The Court stated it would not be appropriate to examine the findings at this stage to avoid prejudicing the independent consideration of the appeal.
- The Court found no case for a stay of the conviction judgment was made out.
- The petitioner was left open to raise all contentions before the Appellate Court.
Also in the document
- The petitioner submitted that he has already undergone the sentence awarded pursuant to the conviction judgment dated 20th August, 2026.
- The Court noted that the conviction judgment and sentence order are currently under challenge before the Appellate Court.
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The original document
Supreme Court of India — orders & judgments
Court order · Ref. SLP(Crl) No. 20754/2026 Diary No. 66433 / 2026 · 2 Nov 2026
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