New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked former Lok Sabha MP Anand Mohan to surrender his passport and record his presence at the local police station every fortnight.
The apex court gave the direction after the counsel, representing Uma Krishnaiah, the wife of the slain Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah, on Tuesday told the top court that it is a bizarre case as convict, Anand Mohan, was awarded life sentence but was released prematurely and now out playing a political role. Mohan was granted remission by the Bihar government last year.
After hearing submissions, the apex court asked Mohan to surrender his passport and record his presence at the local police station every fortnight. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and K V Viswanathan gave final opportunity to the Centre to file its affidavit on the remission granted to Mohan, who was serving life term in the 1994 murder case of then Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah.
Senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, representing Uma Krishnaiah, contended that the matter has been dragging on for a while as the Centre has not filed its reply to the petition challenging the remission.
Luthra, referring to the affidavit of Bihar government, said that it is a bizarre case as the convict was awarded life sentence but was released prematurely, and he is out of jail playing a political role. Luthra stressed that Centre was issued notice in May last year and the government is still seeking time to file an affidavit.
After hearing submissions, the bench said: "Respondent (Anand Mohan) should deposit his passport immediately in the local police station and record his presence at the police station every fortnight."
