Lawyer Viraj Datar lied to Seema Sapra on 12 April 2019 that Delhi High Court Judge Sanjeev Sachdeva would not attend Court after lunch with a criminal intent to make her miss her scheduled court hearing

On 12 April 2019, Criminal Contempt Case 3/2012 was listed before a Delhi High Court Bench of J. Sanjeev Sachdeva and J. Chander Shekhar. Seema Sapra had to appear. She had inadvertently failed to appear on the previous hearing on 15 March 2019. As a result on 15 March the Bench had issued a default notice to Seema Sapra. 

On 11 April 2019, Seema Sapra was in the Bar Room on the second floor of the main building of the Delhi High Court when she received a phone call informing her of the hearing on 12 April. Viraj Datar was sitting there and heard this conversation take place where Ms Sapra told the caller that she knew of the last order and of the hearing on 12 April and that she would appear. 

Note that in case Ms Sapra failed to appear in the case on 12 April also, the Bench could have issued arrest warrants for her. 

On 12 April 2019, Seema Sapra was poisoned using some chemical agents inside the Delhi High Court. She was sitting in the lawyers cafeteria in the morning. Viraj Datar was also there. She left the cafe and walked toward the main building. Viraj Datar followed her and entered the elevator with her. Viraj Datar then told Ms Sapra that J. Sanjeev Sachdeva was not holding court after 12.30 pm that day and that her case would not be taken up. 

The Petitioner made her own inquiries with J. Sanjeev Sachdeva's court-master and learnt that the Bench would assemble after lunch. 

Later around 2 or 2.30 pm, Seema Sapra again saw Viraj Datar and he again told her that J, Sanjeev Sachdeva's court would not convene. 

The Petitioner appeared in her case before J. Sanjeev Sachdeva and J. Chander Shekhar on 12 April at 3.30pm. 

Lawyer Viraj Datar deliberately lied to Seema Sapra on 12 April 2019 with the intent to deceive her into missing the court hearing that day which could have led to the issuance of arrest warrants against her.