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BMW exposé: Lawyer Anand says sorry to Supreme Court

Criminal lawyer RK Anand, apologised after the apex court issued him a notice asking why he should not be handed a stringent punishment.

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Noted criminal lawyer RK Anand, who had defended former prime minister the late PV Narasimha Rao in the MPs’ bribery case, tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday for trying to influence the course of justice in the BMW hit-and-run case.

He tendered a “sincere and unqualified unconditional apology” for all acts imputed to him in a sting operation carried out by a news channel in 2007.

SC had on July 29, 2009, upheld a Delhi high court order holding him guilty of contaminating the trial of his client Sanjeev Nanda, convicted of running over six pedestrians 10 years ago, and stripping his ‘senior advocate’ status for contempt of court.

Anand apologised after the apex court issued him a notice asking why he should not be handed a stringent punishment. He pleaded that his punishment should not be enhanced under section 12 of the Contempt of Court Act.

The sting exposed the culpability of Anand and special prosecutor IU Khan, an independent lawyer who has defended at least a few thousand murder accused, in ensuring the acquittal of Sanjeev, grandson of former Indian Navy chief SM Nanda. SC, however, acquitted Khan, who now represents Congress leader and 1984 anti-Sikh riots accused, Sajjan Kumar.

Meanwhile, Sanjeev has completed his prison term and got married on Monday.

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