In his attempt to pose as a sitting SC judge, the conman allegedly also threatened a judicial officer with professional repercussions if she failed to grant him bail. Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar was reportedly convicted by a Delhi court for impersonating a Supreme Court judge in order to secure bail in connection with a corruption case in 2017.
Court slams Delhi Police
Sukesh Chandrasekhar was convicted by Chief Judicial Magistrate Harshita Mishra of Tis Hazari Courts in Delhi and she described the incident as an “absurd theatrical production”, adding that the conman not only “crossed the line, but leapt over it,” Bar and Bench reported. “In this most absurd theatrical production of his, where he impersonated a sitting Judge of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India to manipulate an ongoing proceeding, he did not merely cross the line; he leapt over it into the realm of fatal institutional overreach,” the court was quoted as saying. During the hearing, the court also rapped the Delhi Police for its “superficial and shoddy” investigation into how Chandrasekhar could orchestrate the failed impersonation. Noting that the Delhi Police failed to recover the phone Sukesh used or even figure out how a constable’s mobile was obtained by the conman, the Delhi court said that the police dealt with the matter “with utter indifference, investigative naivete and apathy.”
Sukesh Chandrasekhar Calls Judge from Constable’s Phone
Sukesh Chandrasekhar, while in police custody in April 2017, made a phone call to Special Judge Poonam Chaudhary regarding a pending corruption case against him. This incident has raised significant concerns about the integrity of judicial processes. The trial court emphasized that judicial orders should be issued in courtrooms rather than through covert phone calls. It reiterated that judicial discretion relies on documented evidence rather than the identity of the caller.
