India, Aug. 31 -- A Delhi court has sentenced conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar to eight years of rigorous imprisonment for impersonating a Supreme Court judge and attempting to influence a bail proceeding in another criminal case.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Harshita Mishra of Tis Hazari Courts awarded Chandrasekhar two years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 under Section 170 of the IPC, another two years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 under Section 189, and four years' rigorous imprisonment under Section 507.

The court directed that the three substantive sentences would run consecutively, making the total jail term eight years. In case of non-payment of the fines, Chandrasekhar will have to undergo an additional mo...