New Delhi: The Supreme Court granted protection from arrest to gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s son Umar Ansari in a prison case registered towards him through the 2022 meeting elections for alleged violation of the model code of conduct.
A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and P Okay Mishra issued discover to the Uttar Pradesh authorities on his plea difficult the Allahabad High Court order.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Ansari, knowledgeable the courtroom that the primary accused in the case has already been granted common bail.
Allahabad HC rejects anticipatory bail
On December 19, 2022, the Allahabad High Court had rejected the anticipatory bail software of Umar Ansari, stating that contemplating the details and circumstances of the case, the offence is made out.
An FIR was filed on March 4, 2022, at Kotwali police station in Mau district towards Abbas Ansari (SBSP candidate from Mau Sadar seat), Umar Ansari, and 150 unknown people.
The FIR alleged that on March 3, 2022, at Pahadpura floor, Abbas Ansari, Umar Ansari, and organizer Mansoor Ahmad Ansari, throughout a public assembly, referred to as for settling a rating with the Mau administration, constituting a violation of the election code of conduct.
(With PTI inputs)
