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‘Devoid of any merit’: Gujarat HC dismisses pleas of Sanjiv Bhatt’s wife for 'first class prisoner' status for him, jail transfer

October 25, 2025 10:14 pm

Bhatt follows a "rigorous three-hour exercise regime at 61" that could "put (even) a youth to shame”, Jail authorities said in submission.

Sanjiv Bhatt was posted as Additional Superintendent of Police in Jamnagar when 132 persons were arrested in a case of rioting in Jamjodhpur town.

Serving life term, Sanjiv Bhatt moves revision petition in Gujarat HC in another custodial death case

October 21, 2025 4:09 am

Challenges order of Jamnagar Sessions court which quashed order of JMFC court discharging 3 police officials, including Bhat.

Citing safety, ex-IPS Sanjiv Bhatt wants to stay at Palanpur jail, wife moves Gujarat HC

April 04, 2024 2:15 pm

Sanjiv Bhatt was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment by a Palanpur court in a narcotics case on March 28

Sanjiv Bhatt was arrested in September 2018 in the case.

Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt guilty in 1996 drug case: What happened

March 29, 2024 11:47 am

Earlier this month, the Gujarat High Court had confirmed a life sentence for Bhatt in a separate case of alleged custodial torture.

Former cop Sanjiv Bhatt’s life sentence upheld in custodial torture case: What happened in 1990

January 10, 2024 1:22 am

A Jamnagar sessions court sentenced Sanjiv Bhatt, who was the additional superintendent of police in the Jamnagar district in 1990, in June 2019. Then police constable Pravinsinh Zala too was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Gujarat HC upholds former cop Sanjiv Bhatt’s life sentence, murder conviction in 1990 custodial torture case

January 09, 2024 5:44 pm

In 1990, one of the 133 people detained during a communal riot in Jamjodhpur town died in a hospital after he was released from custody, allegedly due to custodial torture. Seven policemen were on trial and 2 were found guilty.

HC rejects Bhatt’s plea for transfer of trial in 1996 drug-planting case

Gujarat HC rejects Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea for transfer of trial in 1996 drug-planting case

August 25, 2023 2:37 am

The HC also rejected another plea by Bhatt to quash a June order by the Palanpur court which had turned down Bhatt’s request for a transfer and stay on the trial. Bhatt had accused the trial judge in Palanpur of “bias”.

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SC rejects ex-IPS Bhatt’s plea to produce more evidence in case of custodial death

May 11, 2023 2:27 am

The court also rejected Bhatt’s prayer seeking recusal of Justice Shah from hearing the case.

Custodial death case: SC directs Gujarat to file reply on Sanjiv Bhatt's plea to submit more evidence in his support

March 28, 2023 1:35 pm

Sanjiv Bhatt has filed the appeal in the high court challenging his conviction in the custodial death case of Prabhudas Vaishnani, who was caught by Jamnagar police after a communal riot.

Custodial death case: SC to hear on Jan 10 plea of Sanjiv Bhatt seeking to bring additional evidence

January 03, 2023 4:59 pm

Bhatt has filed an appeal in the high court challenging his conviction in a 1990 custodial death case.

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