Sushil is one of the accused in the murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar at Chhatrasal Stadium.
HC seeks Delhi Police report on Sushil Kumar bail plea.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the bail plea by Olympian Sushil Kumar and sought the detailed status report from Delhi Police. Sushil is one of the accused in the murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar at Chhatrasal Stadium.
Justice Anup J Bhambhani issued notice to Delhi Police and called for a detailed reply. The notice was also issued to the kin of deceased Sagar.
Justice Bhambhani remarked, "I think you are being ambitious," while recalling that the Supreme Court had cancelled the bail granted to Kumar by the High Court in August last year.
"Once the Supreme Court has taken a view, what do you expect from me?" the Court asked.
Counsel for Sushil Kumar pleaded that the bail was cancelled by the Supreme Court on the plea of the deceased father who had sbmitted that the public witnesses had not been examined and there was apprehension of influencing the witnesses.
The counsel for the accused said that since all public witnesses have been examined in the trial, the bail plea should be considered.
Kumar was arrested in May 2021 and a sessions court granted him a week's interim bail for his knee surgery on July 19, 2023.
On August 13, 2025, the Supreme Court cancelled Kumar's bail, setting aside a March 4 high court order and noting that his "domineering influence" over witnesses or delaying the trial proceedings could not be ruled out.
On February 6 this year, a trial court refused to grant bail to Kumar, saying the possibility that the accused might influence witnesses "cannot be ruled out".
The trial court, in October 2022, framed charges against Kumar under Indian Penal Code sections dealing with murder, criminal conspiracy, intimidation and rioting with a deadly weapon. Charges were also framed under the provisions of the Arms Act.
