Institute of Legal and Management Studies

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 13) cancelled the bail granted by the Delhi High Court to Olympian wrestler Sushil Kumar in the Sagar Dhankhar murder case.

The Court directed him to surrender within a week.

A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra passed the order in an appeal filed by Ashok Dhankad, the father of victim Sagar, challenging the order passed by the Delhi High Court in March this year granting bail to Sushil Kumar.

Kumar was arrested in May 2021 in relation to the case of murder of 27-year-old former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar at the Chhatrasal stadium in Delhi. The High Court, while granting bail, noted that only 30 of the 186 prosecution witnesses have been examined in the three years since the trial began.

Ashok Dhankad approached the Supreme Court challenging the bail raising allegations regarding intimidation of witnesses. It was contended that when Kumar was earlier released on interim bail, he had threatened a key witness.

To be updated after the judgment is uploaded.

Case : ASHOK DHANKAD Versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ANR | SLP(Crl) No. 5370/2025