Feb 10, 2025 03:02 PM IST
Baramulla MP has been allowed to attend the continued funds session of Parliament on February 11 and 13.
The Delhi excessive court docket on Monday allowed jailed Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popularly referred to as Engineer Rashid, two-day custody parole to attend the continued funds session of Parliament on February 11 and 13.
Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popularly referred to as Engineer Rashid, on Monday bought two-day custody parole to attend the continued funds session of Parliament on February 11 and 13. (HT file photograph)
There isn’t a sitting of the Home on February 12 on account of Guru Ravidas Jayanti. The primary leg of the funds session will adjourn on February 13 and can resume on March 10.
Justice Vikas Mahajan pronounced the order at 2:30 pm on a plea by the MP, who’s going through trial in a terror funding case. The choose had reserved the order on Friday.
Rashid had moved the excessive court docket earlier alleging that he had been left with none treatment after the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) court docket coping with his bail utility left him in a limbo publish his election to the Lok Sabha final 12 months on account of it not being a particular MP/MLA court docket.
As interim reduction, he prayed for grant of custody parole.
The counsel showing for the NIA opposed the grant of custody parole, saying Rashid had no vested proper to attend Parliament and he had not proven any “specific purpose” whereas in search of the reduction.
The company had additionally raised safety issues as nicely.
Rashid has been lodged in Tihar Jail within the nationwide capital since 2019 after the NIA arrested him beneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act within the 2017 terror-funding case.
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