North India Statesman
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Mohammad Tahir Hussain, a candidate from Mustafabad seat of AIMIM in Tihar Jail in a case related to Delhi riots, has filed a parole petition to campaign in the assembly elections. The case will be heard by three judges in the Supreme Court. Prior to that, the court has directed the Delhi Police to take a decision by 2 pm on the proposal to release Hussain on custody parole. Hussain had earlier demanded interim bail, as the campaign will end on February 3 and now only a few days left. For this reason, it has submitted a new proposal.
Estimation of expenditure
A three -judge bench of the Supreme Court has sought information from the Delhi Police as to what will be the details of the estimated expenses and security arrangements incurred in releasing Hussain on the custody parole. The court has indicated Hussain that he will bear the cost of security himself. The case was sent to a three -judge bench after a divided decision given by the Supreme Court last week. According to the list of cases uploaded on the court on 28 January, the petition will be heard by a bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Sandeep Mehta.
Parole was received from High Court on 14 January
The Delhi High Court on 14 January gave Hussain detained parole for filing election nomination from Mustafabad seat on the ticket of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). 53 people were killed and several people were injured in the violence on February 24, 2020 in North-East Delhi. Hussain is an accused in a case related to the murder of Intelligence Bureau employee Ankit Sharma.
