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The Delhi High Court connected Friday (February 20, 2026) sought the basal of Delhi Police connected a bail plea by Olympian Sushil Kumar successful the murder case of erstwhile inferior nationalist wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar.
Justice Anup J. Bhambhani issued announcement to Delhi Police and the kin of the deceased, and asked them to record a presumption study and a reply, respectively.
Noting that the Supreme Court had cancelled the bail granted to Kumar by the High Court successful August past year, the justice remarked, "I deliberation you are being ambitious."
"Once the Supreme Court has taken a view, what bash you expect from me?" the tribunal asked.
The counsel for the accused said the bail plea should beryllium considered since each nationalist witnesses person been examined successful the trial.
The counsel for Delhi Police and the deceased's kin, however, said each nationalist witnesses were yet to beryllium examined.
"Let a presumption report/detailed reply beryllium filed earlier the adjacent day of hearing. Renotify connected May 4," the tribunal said.
Kumar was arrested successful May 2021 and a sessions tribunal granted him a week's interim bail for his genu country connected July 19, 2023.
On August 13, 2025, the Supreme Court cancelled Kumar's bail, mounting speech a March 4 precocious tribunal bid and noting that his "domineering influence" implicit witnesses oregon delaying the proceedings proceedings could not beryllium ruled out.
On February 6 this year, a proceedings tribunal refused to assistance bail to Kumar, saying the anticipation that the accused mightiness power witnesses "cannot beryllium ruled out".
The proceedings court, successful October 2022, framed charges against Kumar nether Indian Penal Code sections dealing with murder, transgression conspiracy, intimidation and rioting with a deadly weapon. Charges were besides framed nether the provisions of the Arms Act.
The proceedings tribunal had noted that aft being abducted and brought to the Chhatrasal Stadium, Dhankar was severely assaulted by respective accused persons with shot and hockey sticks.
