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Allahabad High Court granted bail to Azam Khan in the Rampur Quality Bar land grab case, paving way for his release from Sitaupr jail.
SP leader Azam Khan. (File)
In a big relief to senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted him bail in the Rampur Quality Bar land grab case.
With this decision, Khan is expected to walk out of the prison, who is currently lodged in Sitaupr jail.
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The Allahabad High Court had reserved its judgment in this matter on August 21 after the hearing, and a single bench of Justice Sameer Jain delivered the verdict today.
Earlier, his bail plea was rejected by the Rampur MP-MLA Court in May.
What’s The Case?
The case is about alleged fraudulent allotment/possession of a property called Quality Bar, located in Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh. The area is Saeed Nagar, Hardoi Patti, on a highway under Civil Lines police station. The allotment reportedly happened around 2014.
In November 2019, an FIR was filed based on a complaint by Quality Bar owner Gagan Arora that the SP leader had misused his power and, through his influence on society, he allotted the land on lease to his wife.
Police named Zafar Ali Jafri, Azam Khan, his wife Tanzeen Fatima, and son Abdullah Azam as accused in the case. Later, Azam Khan’s name was added to the FIR.
Azam Khan Acquitted In 2008 Public Property Damage Case
Earlier on Tuesday, the SP leader was acquitted by a special MP-MLA court in a 17-year-old case involving a road blockade and damage to public property.
“We produced seven witnesses in favour of Azam Khan while prosecutor Mohan Lal Vishnoi produced only one, which led to victory for Azam Khan,” PTI quoted Khan’s defence counsel Shahnawaz Sibtain Naqvi as saying.
The incident took place in 2008, when Khan reportedly caused a disturbance near the Chhajlet police station after police removed a hooter from his vehicle. He, along with his supporters, allegedly blocked the road and caused a traffic jam.
Khan, 76, who has over 89 criminal cases pending and multiple convictions since 2022, has been behind bars since October 2023.
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Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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