The court had on August 20 convicted Chandrasekhar under sections 170, 189 and 507 of the IPC, dealing with impersonation and threat.
Chandrasekhar made multiple calls on April 28, 2017, to judicial officer Poonam Choudhary while impersonating a Supreme Court judge from South India and using a regional accent to make the impersonation appear credible, according to the sentencing order.
In an order dated August 29, which was made available on Sunday, the court said, “The sentence must reflect that the criminal justice system distinguishes between an isolated unlawful act and a deliberate sequence of acts designed to manipulate, intimidate or interfere with the lawful functioning of public institutions. The court had on August 20 convicted Chandrasekhar under sections 170, 189 and 507 of the IPC, dealing with impersonation and threat.
The court said the objective was to influence a judicial proceeding concerning Chandrasekhar’s liberty in another criminal case, describing the conduct as an attack on the sanctity and integrity of the judicial process. NEW DELHI: A Delhi court sentenced conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar to eight years of rigorous imprisonment for impersonating a Supreme Court judge and attempting to influence a bail proceeding in another criminal case. The court directed that all three substantive sentences would run consecutively, taking the total jail term to eight years. In case of default in payment of the fines, Chandrasekhar will undergo an additional month’s imprisonment. The court directed that Chandrasekhar be given the benefit of the period already undergone in custody.