New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday said that appeals challenging the acquittals of accused persons in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases need to be filed seriously by prosecution agencies and not just for the sake of it.

A bench of justices, Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, was informed by Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aishwarya Bhati, who represented the Delhi Police, that the state has asked prosecuting agencies to file Special Leave Petitions (SLPs).

She further stated that two SLPs had already been filed, and six more were set to be filed in connection with six other cases.

The filing of SLPs won't serve any purpose unless they are filed and prosecuted seriously, Justice Oka remarked.

Further, the apex court crit...