New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday passed an interim order staying a Madras High Court order, which sentenced retired IPS officer G Sampath Kumar to fifteen days of imprisonment in a contempt of court case filed by cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
A bench comprising justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice on Kumar's petition challenging the high court order and also on his application seeking interim relief. According to advocate B Balaji, representing Kumar, an interim order has been passed by the apex court suspending the sentence of Kumar by the high court in the civil suit and contempt petition filed by Dhoni relating to the publication of materials regarding the investigation in match-fixing case.
In December 2023, the Madras High Court sentenced retired IPS officer G Sampath Kumar to 15 days imprisonment on a contempt petition filed by the former captain of the Indian cricket team but kept the sentence in abeyance for 30 days to enable the officer to appeal against the verdict.
