Judge Uttam Anand Murder Case: Special CBI Court In Jharkhand Convicts Both Accused

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Jharkhand today convicted both the accused in Judge Uttam Anand Murder Case. The Court found both the accused - Rahul Kumar Verma and Lakhan Kumar Verma - guilty under sections 302, 201, and 34 IPC.

Now, the hearing on the quantum of sentences will take place on August 6th. It may be noted that exactly a year ago, on July 28, ASJ Uttam Anand, who was posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge of Dhanbad, was knocked down by a vehicle while he was on his morning jog.

The CCTV visuals of the incident had emerged on social media, sending shock waves across the legal fraternity.

While taking suo-moto cognizance of the matter, the High Court had directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the incident

At the time of ordering a probe by SIT, the Chief Justice-headed bench had called for a speedy, fair, and professional investigation' and had made it clear that the Court will monitor the progress and decide whether the probe will be continued by SIT or handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Additional Director General of Police Sanjay Latkar headed the SIT looking into the matter.

It remarked,

Later, on July 30, 2021 the Supreme Court had taken suo moto cognizance of the incident, looking into the larger issue of the nature of the incident and the steps taken by the state governments for the protection of judicial officers inside and outside the court premises.