Kotkapura verdict: Sukhpal Singh Khaira terms it miscarriage of justice

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, April 14

MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira termed the Punjab and Haryana High Court decision to quash the SIT, which was investigating Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan firing cases, against basic principles of natural justice. Khaira said such petty decisions cannot supress the truth. He said, “Had Sukhbir Badal been a true Akali, the SAD government should have punished the guilty during their tenure. Since they are themselves involved, they have remained mute spectators and have defended culprits.” Khaira said he was amused at the quashing, especially when the SIT had filed nine challans at a trial court in Faridkot.

Khaira said if at all there was any discrepancy in the investigations, it was for the trial court to decide and not the high court. The high court has virtually become a party with the accused, which is nothing but a classic case of ‘miscarriage of justice’, he said.

Khaira said if at all the high court had any doubt about the partisan working of IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, it could have simply asked the Punjab Government to replace him as the head of the SIT, rather than derailing the entire case.