J Dey murder case: HC to hear Chhota Rajan’s pleas from Jan 3

The Bombay High Court will begin hearing from January 3, 2026, the appeals filed by gangster Chhota Rajan and eight others challenging their conviction in the 2011 murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey.

- Urvi Mahajani

A bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Shyam Chandak kept the matter for final hearing in January 2026, in view of the SC order during the hearing in bail pleas of some of the accused.

On Monday, the court noted that the matter was ready for final hearing and directed that the appeals be listed after the Christmas vacation. The court was informed that all accused are currently in jail, except one who had been acquitted earlier.