A Delhi courtroom Friday granted bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, arrested in a case of alleged rioting and obstructing public servants from discharging their responsibility, saying he’s no extra required for custodial interrogation.
Khan, the MLA from Okhla, was arrested on Thursday after clashes broke out between locals and Delhi Police personnel throughout an anti-encroachment drive by the South Delhi Municipal Company (SDMC) at Madanpur Khadar. He was produced earlier than the responsibility Justice of the Peace, who despatched him to one-day judicial custody until Friday.
Metropolitan Justice of the Peace Himanshu Tanwar granted aid to the accused after he was produced earlier than the courtroom on the expiry of his custody. The courtroom granted the bail on a private bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of like quantity, after listening to the submission of counsel for the accused and Delhi Police.
The decide stated the accused was an elected public consultant and being an MLA, it was anticipated from him that he’ll make efforts to take care of regulation and order. “Additionally, there are negligible probabilities of him absconding if he’s launched on bail. The truth that accused isn’t any extra required for custodial interrogation, and contemplating a submission made on behalf of accused and above acknowledged info and circumstances, software moved by the IO for judicial custody of the accused is hereby rejected and accused Amanatullah Khan is granted bail,” the courtroom stated.
Khan’s lawyer, senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, had argued that he was there to “lodge his protest peacefully with none arms”. The prosecution opposed his bail stating that there are probabilities that will affect witnesses within the case and should take pleasure in related offences.
