The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh authorities to file a reply on the plea filed by Samajwadi Party chief Azam Khan over the delay in listening to of his bail software in a land grabbing case.
A bench comprising justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and AS Bopanna requested the state authorities to file its reply within the case and mentioned it will hear it on Tuesday.
“What is this? Why not let him go. He has been jail since two years. One or two cases is okay but it cannot be in 89 cases. Whenever he gets bail, he is again sent to jail in some other matter. You file a reply. We will hear on Tuesday,” the bench mentioned.
Justice Gavai additionally noticed: “This chain will continue as and when he is released on bail in one matter, tag him in another FIR and keep him behind bars.”
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, showing for Khan, mentioned this can be a worrisome case which requires an in depth listening to.
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, showing for the state authorities, mentioned a flawed impression is being created and there’s substance in every of the instances lodged towards Khan.
The prime courtroom had earlier expressed displeasure over the delay in listening to the bail software of Khan saying this can be a travesty of justice.
“He (Khan) has been out on bail in all issues besides one for therefore lengthy, that is travesty of justice. We is not going to say something extra,” the bench had mentioned.
The counsel showing for Khan had advised the apex courtroom that the excessive courtroom has reserved its verdict on the bail software.
The Allahabad High Court on May 5 had reserved its order on the bail software of Khan within the case of grabbing of enemy property for his Mohammad Ali Jauhar University venture.
An FIR was lodged towards Khan and others for alleged grabbing of enemy property and misappropriation of public cash of greater than a whole bunch of crores of rupees.
It was alleged within the FIR that in Partition one Imamuddin Qureshi went to Pakistan and his land was recorded as enemy property, however Khan in collusion with others grabbed the 13.842-hectare plot.
The FIR was lodged on the Azem Nagar police station in Rampur underneath the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
The excessive courtroom on December 4 final yr had reserved its determination. However, the Uttar Pradesh authorities later submitted an software and sought permission to current some new information by contemporary affidavits, which had been filed on Thursday.
Earlier, the apex courtroom in February had refused interim bail to Khan for campaigning within the Uttar Pradesh elections and requested him to method the courtroom involved for expeditious disposal.
The plea filed by Khan had contended that the State has adopted all means obtainable to purposefully delay the proceedings in order to make sure that he’s incarcerated in the course of the not too long ago held Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Khan is presently lodged in Sitapur jail in reference to plenty of instances, together with that of land grabbing, lodged towards him in Rampur.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
