SC has refused to stay conviction of former Mumbai cop Pradeep Sharma in a fake encounter killing case which was sought by him in order to contest forthcoming assembly elections. Sharma was convicted by the Bombay HC which sentenced him to life imprisonment in the 2006 fake encounter of Ramnarayan Gupta, an alleged close aide of gangster Chhota Rajan.
Sharma challenged the order in SC which had on April 8 said he need not surrender till further orders to undergo life term and issued notice to Maharashtra govt.As his conviction order remained in force, he could not contest the polls and pleaded with the court to stay it. A bench headed by Justice Hrishikesh Roy turned down his plea.