Court Stops Prison Sentence for Amit Jogi

Introduction

The Supreme Court of India stopped a prison sentence for Amit Jogi. A lower court said he must go to prison for life. He was accused of killing Ramavtar Jaggi in 2003. Now, he does not have to go to prison yet.

Main Body

Ramavtar Jaggi died in June 2003. In 2007, a court said Amit Jogi was not guilty. The court had no proof. But the CBI is a group of police. They said Amit Jogi planned the killing. Later, a High Court changed the decision. This court said Amit Jogi was guilty. They gave him a life sentence. Amit Jogi's lawyers said this was wrong. They said the court did not listen to him. The family of the dead man wanted the sentence. The Supreme Court looked at the case. They want to check if the High Court followed the rules.

Conclusion

The Supreme Court stopped the sentence. Amit Jogi is free for now. The court will study the case again. He does not need to go to jail today.

Vocabulary Learning

court
A place where legal cases are decided法庭
Example:They went to court to solve the problem.
guilty
Responsible for doing something wrong or illegal有罪的
Example:The court said he was guilty of the crime.
prison
A place where people are kept as punishment for crimes監獄
Example:He went to prison for stealing.
proof
Evidence that shows something is true證據
Example:The police found proof of his innocence.
sentence
The punishment given by a court for a crime判決
Example:The judge gave him a five-year sentence.