Sukesh Chandrasekhar convicted for posing as Supreme Court Judge, sentencing on August 27 A Delhi court has convicted Sukesh Chandrasekhar, an alleged conman, for impersonating a Supreme Court judge to influence a special judge in a corruption case. The court described the act as a “direct affront” to judicial independence and the sanctity of the legal process. Chandrasekhar, who was in police custody in 2017, used a stolen mobile phone to contact a special judge handling Prevention of Corruption Act cases, falsely claiming to be a Supreme Court judge. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for August 27. The conviction stems from a phone call made on April 28, 2017, during which Chandrasekhar allegedly impersonated the private secretary of a sitting Supreme Court judge and later the judge himself. He sought to persuade the special judge, Poonam Chaudhary, to grant him bail in his corruption case, threatening her with adverse professional consequences if she refused. The court emphasized that the case was not a simple impersonation matter but a deliberate attempt to undermine judicial independence by leveraging the authority of the country’s highest court. Chief Judicial Magistrate Harshita Mishra found Chandrasekhar guilty of offenses under IPC Sections 170 (impersonating a public servant), 189 (threat of injury to a public servant), and 507 (criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication). The court highlighted that the accused used the borrowed authority of a Supreme Court judge to manipulate a judicial officer, which is a grave violation of the legal process. “Justice cannot be entered through the backdoor of impersonation or manufactured authority,” the judge stated.#supreme_court #delhi_court #sukesh_chandrasekhar #poonam_chaudhary #harshita_mishra
