NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday granted temporary bail for Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan in a fraud case involving the Kotwali police station in Uttar Pradesh. However, the court has asked the SP leader to apply for regular bail. The court invoked Article 142 to give Khan’s first aid because of the special circumstances of the case.
The high court also said Azam Khan’s temporary bail order will continue until the trial court decides on his regular bail request.
The order was delivered by a bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and AS Bopanna.
On May 17, the Supreme Court reserved the temporary bail order of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a case involving Kotwali police station in Uttar Pradesh.
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the state of Uttar Pradesh, objected to Azam Khan’s plea.
The Supreme Court had earlier expressed displeasure with the lengthy delay in the sentencing of Allahabad HC on Azam Khan’s bail application and called it a ‘betrayal of justice’. .
Last week, the Allahabad high court granted Azam Khan temporary bail in a case involving illegal possession of land.
In an application made by Zafeer Ahmadit was said that Azam Khan was arrested in another FIR that “seemed to be nothing more than a means to subvert justice and prevent the petitioner from escaping lengthy and politically motivated detention” .
Azam Khan has been placed in judicial custody in another matter involving Kotwali in Rampur.
Khan has been incarcerated in Sitapur prison since February 2020 because of the cases registered against him.
The high court also said Azam Khan’s temporary bail order will continue until the trial court decides on his regular bail request.
The order was delivered by a bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and AS Bopanna.
On May 17, the Supreme Court reserved the temporary bail order of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a case involving Kotwali police station in Uttar Pradesh.
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the state of Uttar Pradesh, objected to Azam Khan’s plea.
The Supreme Court had earlier expressed displeasure with the lengthy delay in the sentencing of Allahabad HC on Azam Khan’s bail application and called it a ‘betrayal of justice’. .
Last week, the Allahabad high court granted Azam Khan temporary bail in a case involving illegal possession of land.
In an application made by Zafeer Ahmadit was said that Azam Khan was arrested in another FIR that “seemed to be nothing more than a means to subvert justice and prevent the petitioner from escaping lengthy and politically motivated detention” .
Azam Khan has been placed in judicial custody in another matter involving Kotwali in Rampur.
Khan has been incarcerated in Sitapur prison since February 2020 because of the cases registered against him.
