The Supreme Court on Tuesday shut down a plea from alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, who sought a transfer from Delhi’s Mandoli jail to a prison in Karnataka or a nearby state.
A bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and PB Varale dismissed the request, emphasizing that Chandrasekhar had made society unsafe and that courts must consider the rights of victims, not just the accused.
“He made society so unsafe. Some people should also think about the other side. See what will happen to the victims. Every time, you are harping about rights of the accused. Who will think of victims?” the bench questioned.
The court was particularly critical of Chandrasekhar’s repeated legal maneuvers, calling them an abuse of process.
“This is the fourth writ petition on the same matter. He keeps filing one after another under the guise of changed circumstances. This is a clear misuse of the law,” the court observed.
Pointing to his financial resources, the judges noted that Chandrasekhar had the means to keep filing petitions and hiring senior lawyers.
“There is a limit to abusing the legal process. You have the money, so you keep bringing cases. We could impose costs for this. You are accused in 27 cases and claim innocence? The more you argue, the higher the cost,” Justice Trivedi remarked.
With that, the court dismissed the plea, putting an end—for now—to Chandrasekhar’s latest attempt to shift jails.