The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday convicted former MP Amit Jogi, son of former Prime Minister late Ajit Jogi, NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi of murdering Ramavatar Jaggi nearly 23 years ago, and ordered him to surrender within three weeks. A bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma set aside the acquittal of the lower court in 2007 and declared Amit Jogi guilty.
The Supreme Court reopened the case last month. In November 2025, the Supreme Court asked the Supreme Court to reconsider the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) application challenging the acquittal. It noted that there had been a delay in filing the appeal, but that the charges against Amit Jogi were “extremely serious”, involved a conspiracy to kill a political rival, and deserved consideration on an objective basis.
Amit Jogi said he was denied the opportunity to be heard and described the conviction as a gross injustice. He expressed confidence that he would get relief from the Supreme Court. Amit Jogi said he has full confidence in the judicial system.
Satish Jaggi, son of Ramavatar Jaggi, welcomed the ruling. “The truth has triumphed.” He said his family’s two-decade wait for justice had finally ended and expressed his gratitude to the judiciary and the CBI.
Ramavatar Jaggi was shot dead in Raipur on June 4, 2003, when Ajit Jogi was Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. The case was transferred from the state police to the CBI. The court convicted 28 accused in 2007 and acquitted Amit Jogi.
The CBI appealed the acquittal, but the Supreme Court rejected his petition in 2011 on the grounds of delay. The state government and Jaggi’s family filed two separate appeals.
The Supreme Court revived the issue and observed that the Supreme Court should have adopted a more realistic approach and considered the case on its merits.
