Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has suspended the life sentences of 11 policemen convicted in the Lakhan Bhaiyya fake encounter case for six months.
The order was issued on Wednesday by the Maharashtra Home department using its powers under the Criminal Procedure Code.
"This decision has been taken after consideration of the report submitted by the police authorities, and the report given by the honorable court which had awarded the initial sentence. Also, we have considered the report of the human rights commission," said Principal Secretary (Home) Dr Vijay Satbir Singh.
Under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, the state government has the power to suspend the sentence of a convict if certain conditions are met. The decision will be reviewed after six months to see if the sentence can be suspended further.
The 11 policemen were convicted by the sessions court in 2013. Suspected Chhota Rajan aide Ramnarayan Gupta also known as Lakhan Bhaiya was killed in Versova in suburban Mumbai in November 2006. A police team picked him up from Navi Mumbai on November 11, 2006 and he was killed on the same day. Encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma, who has carried out more than 100 encounters, was acquitted in the case.
The order was issued on Wednesday by the Maharashtra Home department using its powers under the Criminal Procedure Code.
"This decision has been taken after consideration of the report submitted by the police authorities, and the report given by the honorable court which had awarded the initial sentence. Also, we have considered the report of the human rights commission," said Principal Secretary (Home) Dr Vijay Satbir Singh.
Under the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, the state government has the power to suspend the sentence of a convict if certain conditions are met. The decision will be reviewed after six months to see if the sentence can be suspended further.
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The 11 policemen were convicted by the sessions court in 2013. Suspected Chhota Rajan aide Ramnarayan Gupta also known as Lakhan Bhaiya was killed in Versova in suburban Mumbai in November 2006. A police team picked him up from Navi Mumbai on November 11, 2006 and he was killed on the same day. Encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma, who has carried out more than 100 encounters, was acquitted in the case.
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