Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment in an previous assault case by the honourable Supreme Court of India on Thursday. Notably, on December 27 1988, the then cricketer had allegedly hit a particular person named Gurnam Singh on his head resulting in the latter’s demise.
The Sessions Court Judge of Patiala had acquitted the Sidhu in September 1999 resulting from a lack of proof. The sufferer’s household had then challenged the choice and moved to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the place, in 2006, the cricketer-turned-politician was convicted and sentenced to a few years of imprisonment.
According to the Times of India, Sidhu had then challenged this order in the Supreme Court that has now introduced the decision, decreasing his punishment to at least one yr.
“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 SC bench stated whereas announcing the decision.
Sidhu additionally reacted to the event and accepted the judgement given by the Supreme Court. He took to his official Twitter deal with and wrote: “Will submit to the majesty of law ….”
Will undergo the majesty of regulation ….
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) May 19, 2022
Speaking about his skilled profession, Sidhu performed for as many as 16 years for India after making his worldwide debut in 1983. He performed 51 Tests and 136 One-Day Internationals, scoring 3202 and 4413 runs, respectively. Overall, the right-handed batter smashed 15 tons of in his worldwide profession, together with 48 half-centuries. Sidhu performed 157 first-class and 205 List-A in his profession, accumulating 16657 runs and hitting 37 tons and 105 fifties.