In a relief to retired IPS officer Kuldip Sharma, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed his jail sentence (three months’ imprisonment) in an over four-decade old case of wrongful confinement, while also allowing him exemption from surrendering in the case.

The Supreme Court issued an order in this regard while acting on a petition moved by Sharma challenging an order of the Gujarat High Court (HC) last month.

Senior counsel I H Syed, who appeared for Sharma, said, “We had filed a revision petition before the Gujarat High Court against the order of conviction passed by a trial court (which was also upheld by Sessions court). We also moved two applications – one for exemption from surrendering and the second for suspension of sentence. The HC had admitted our revision petition. However, the o

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