New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Chhattisgarh High Court to consider afresh the CBI's plea seeking permission to file appeal against the acquittal of Amit Jogi, the son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, in a 2003 case linked to National Congress Party leader Ramavatar Jaggi.

Jaggi was murdered on June 4, 2003, when Ajit Jogi was the chief minister of Chhattisgarh.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) appeal against the high court's 2011 order, which dismissed its application seeking condonation of delay in filing the appeal against Amit Jogi's acquittal.

The bench said that though the CBI had filed the application after a significant delay of 1,373 days, it was equ

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