High Court sentenced former CM’s son Amit Jogi to life imprisonment, Jaggi was guilty of murder case.

Raipur: Chhattisgarh High Court has given a big verdict in the 23 year old famous Ramavatar Jaggi murder case. Amit Jogi, son of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murder and criminal conspiracy. The High Court gave this decision on Thursday.

The High Court overturned the decision of the lower court

The division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma accepted the appeal of CBI. The court canceled the 2007 decision of the lower court, in which Amit Jogi was acquitted due to lack of evidence.

The High Court found Amit Jogi guilty under sections 302 (murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC. The court has sentenced him to life imprisonment. Besides, a fine of Rs 1,000 has also been imposed. If the fine is not paid, one will have to undergo additional 6 months rigorous imprisonment.

The High Court said that it is not fair to punish some people on the basis of a single testimony and leave the main conspirator free. The court termed the lower court’s decision as legally flawed.

What was Ramavatar Jaggi murder case?

On June 4, 2003, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ramavtar Jaggi was shot dead. Jaggi was considered close to former Union Minister Vidyacharan Shukla. A total of 31 people were accused in the murder case.

The lower court had convicted 28 accused, but acquitted Amit Jogi. Ramavatar Jaggi’s son Satish Jaggi challenged this decision in the Supreme Court. On the orders of the Supreme Court, the case was reopened and the hearing took place in the High Court.

23 year old legal battle

Let us tell you, this decision has brought a big turn in the 23 year old legal battle. Baltu Pathak and Surendra Singh have become government witnesses. On behalf of Satish Jaggi, lawyer BP Sharma argued in the court that this murder was a conspiracy under the patronage of the then state government. After this decision of the High Court, Amit Jogi’s legal team is now preparing to appeal in the Supreme Court.