The Delhi Police on Tuesday strongly opposed the interim bail plea of Tahir Hussain, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots. He has sought interim bail to contest and campaign in the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections.
Rahman, who has been given a ticket by the AIMIM to run for office in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, argues that his case mirrors that of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was cleared of criminal charges despite facing serious allegations.
During the court hearing, Prosecutor Iqbal Kakhar and Advocate Khalid Yousaf Chaudhry appeared in court while Bushra Bibi's counsel presented a plea for exemption during the proceedings.
Hussain, who is an accused in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma's murder during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, has requested bail from January 14 to February 9. The Delhi High Court has set the hearing for his application on January 13.
The District and Sessions Court has granted interim bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi until January 13 in cases related to the November 26 protest, according to a report by ARY News.
The Delhi High Court has extended the interim bail of Kuldeep Singh Sengar, convicted in the Unnao rape case, for one more month. Sengar had approached the court requesting a five-month extension of his bail on medical grounds.
CT Ravi was arrested by the Bengaluru police on Thursday based on a complaint by state minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar for allegedly using derogatory remarks against her in the Legislative Council. He was subsequently released after an interim order passed by the Karnataka High Court.
Expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar has approached the Delhi High Court on Thursday to extend his interim bail for an additional five months, citing medical reasons, in connection with the 2017 Unnao rape case.
Umar Khalid, the former student leader of JNU, has been granted interim bail to attend the marriage functions of his cousin. The Karkardooma court has approved the bail for a period of seven days for the purpose.