Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, accused in several cases arising out of the February 2020 rio🍸ts, can file his nomination papers from jail itself, the Delhi High Court ཧwas told on Monday.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna also orally observไed that Hussain could file nomination papers while sitting in jail.
Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, accused in several cases arising out of the February 2020 rio🍸ts, can file his nomination papers from jail itself, the Delhi High Court ཧwas told on Monday.
Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma, while responding on behalf of the police to Hussain'💯s plea seeking interim bail in a riots-related murder case, said there were instances when inmates completed the process𒅌 of filing nomination for elections from prison.
"Latest precede�ꦏ�nt is of Amrtipal Singh," the law officer said.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna also orally observed that Hussain could file nomination papers while sittiಞng in jail.
The counsel appeaꦉring for the accused responded that he had been choജsen by a national party and besides submitting nomination papers, he also had to campaign and declare his assets.
He further said that interim b꧋ail was granted by trial court to Rashid Engineer last year for contesting th🍨e Lok Sabha polls.
It▨ was also emphasised that Hussain was in custody since March 2020 and was in the process of seeking the relief of interim bail in two other riots cases ൩from courts concerned.
Th๊e court listed the matter for further hearing on Tuesday.
Hussain had 𝓡moved the court last week seeking interim bail from January 14 till February 9 to fight assembly polls from Mustafabad constituency on a AIMI🌳M ticket.
He sought the reprieve to physically file the nomination form, open a𝐆 bank account and canvass.
The application, filed by advocate Tara Narula, for𒐪med part of ♔Hussain's pending bail plea in the case.
Violence broke out in northeas🍒t Delhi on February 24🍬, 2020, leaving 53 dead and several injured.
According to the prosecution, on February 26, 2020,🦩 complainant Ravinder Kumar informed the Dayalpur Police Station that his son Ankit Sharma, who was posted in theꦇ Intelligence Bureau, was missing since February 25, 2020.
It was alleged Sharma's mortal remains were recovered from Khajuri Khas nullah in the r꧂iot-affected area and his body bore 51 inꦿjuries.
Hussain, in the bail plea, said he had spent 4.9 ye♓ars in jail and though the trial started in the case, only 20 of the 114 prosecution witnesses were examined so far꧅.
🀅Hussain said he had suffered a long incarceration and since t𓃲here were many witnesses left to be examined, the trial wouldn't be concluded soon.
The co-accused persons, his plea said, allegedly involved in the riotous mob and comm♏itting the offence of murder were granted bail by the hiꦦgh court.