Delhi HC rejects Sanjiv Nanda's Bail in BMW case

The Delhi High Court on Saturday (October 4) rejected the bail plea of Sanjeev Nanda, the main accused in the BMW hit-and-run case. Sanjeev, grandson of the former naval chief, SM Nanda, was awarded five years’ rigorous imprisonment in the case after nine years of legal battle.

Earlier, the decision was announced by the additional sessions judge Vinod Kumar at the Patiala House Court on September 5. He was convicted by the Court on September 2 for mowing down six persons including three policemen on January 10, 1999, at Lodhi Colony in South Delhi while he was driving in a drunken state.

"It may be true that the appellant was not directly involved in the contempt case but it cannot be lost sight of that all efforts were being made to save the appellant (Nanda) from the rigours of law by adopting devious and murkier methods," Justice Gambhir said and also referred to the recent order of the apex court cancelling the bail of the Ansal brothers in Uphaar fire tragedy case.

The bench said that Nanda's alleged exemplary and commendable behaviour cannot be countenance looking into the serious allegation against him for indulging into winning over the witness and tampering with the process of investigations.