New Delhi/Srinagar: Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Tuesday deferred the bail plea of MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, also known as Er. Rashid, by five days until the next hearing on June 23 (Sunday), according to initial reports.
Additional Sessions Judge of Patiala House Court, Chander Jit, after hearing arguments from counsels on both sides, decided to defer the plea until the next hearing on June 23.
The NIA counsel argued that if the accused (Er. Rashid) is granted interim bail, “it will open the way for others facing similar accusations.”
The 56-year-old politician, who has been in Delhi’s Tihar Jail on accusations of militancy funding under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for over five years now, won the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in the recent Lok Sabha polls.
He defeated J&K’s former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, JKPC’s Sajjad Gani Lone, and JKPDP’s Fayaz Ahmad Mir by a huge margin of votes.
He moved the bail application to take the oath as a Member of Parliament.
Notably, the first Parliament session is scheduled to start on June 24 and conclude on July 3.
(GNS)