Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu leaves the residence of former MLA Lal Singh after a meeting, in Patiala on May 19, 2022. The SC imposed a sentence of one-year rigorous imprisonment on cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in a 1988 road rage case. (PTI Photo)
Chandigarh, May 19 (PTI): Soon after the Supreme Court imposed a one-year jail term on him in a 1988 road rage case, former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Thursday he "will submit to the majesty of law."
Sidhu was in Patiala to take part in a protest against inflation when the Supreme Court verdict came in.
"Will submit to the majesty of law...," he said in a tweet.
A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and S K Kaul on Thursday allowed the review plea filed by the victim's family on the issue of the sentence awarded to Sidhu.
Though the apex court had in May 2018 held Sidhu guilty of the offence of "voluntarily causing hurt" to a 65-year-old man in the case, it spared him a jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000.
"...we feel there is an error apparent on the face of record...therefore, we have allowed the review application on the issue of sentence. In addition to the fine imposed, we consider it appropriate to impose a sentence of imprisonment for a period of one year...," the bench said while pronouncing the verdict.
When reporters sought his reaction on the verdict, Sidhu said, "No comments."
The cricketer-turned-politician was at the residence of Congress leader Lal Singh in Patiala. Later, he went to his own residence in Patiala.
The family of the victim, Gurnam Singh, thanked the Almighty after the verdict of the Supreme Court.
"We thank Baba Ji (Almighty). We had left it to Baba ji. Whatever Baba Ji has done is right, said Parveen Kaur, daughter-in-law of Gurnam Singh.
Replying to a question, Kaur said, "We are satisfied with the verdict."
The family resides at Ghalori village, five km from Patiala city.
Sabby Singh, the grandson of Gurnam Singh, also thanked God.
"We thank God," said Singh.
Earlier in the day, Sidhu rode an elephant in Patiala to register a symbolic protest against rising prices of essential commodities.
Talking to reporters, he said the rise in inflation had hit the budget of the poor, farmers, labourers and middle class families.
"Protest against inflation. Inflation devalues money of Farmers, Labourers, Middle class families, while earnings remain same. Cost of food, housing, transport & healthcare has increased by over 50%, reducing value of (Rs) 250 wage to less than (Rs) 150. Pushing crores (of) people into poverty," Sidhu said in another tweet.
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Source: PTI
