Delhi court grants bail to Tahir Hussain in 2020 Delhi riots case

A Delhi court recently granted bail to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain in a case related to the north-east Delhi riots of 2020..Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Pulastya Pramachala said that the incident in relation to which the first information report (FIR) was registered, took place at a place and time which was proximate to two other incidents in which Hussain had already been granted bail by the Delhi High Court.“In that situation, even though a bail order may not be a precedent for other case, in the aforesaid peculiar situation, bail granted to the applicant by a court higher in hierarchy to this court, does create a material change in the circumstances in favour of the applicant,” the Court said in its order of September 2. It further noted that many of the witnesses are common in all the FIRs and the High Court had appreciated the merits in the earlier two cases before granting bail to Hussain.“In that situation for this court there may not be a reason to take a different view. This material change in the circumstance in itself becomes a ground to grant bail to the accused/applicant in this case as well. Hence, application is allowed,” the Court ordered. On July 12, 2023, the High Court had granted bail to Hussain in five cases related to Delhi riots. .The case relates to the injury caused to one Ajay Goswami Gautam who was shot on February 25, 2020 in Khajuri Khas area during the Delhi riots.Delhi Police had booked Hussain for offences of attempt to murder, rioting and criminal conspiracy..Advocate Tara Narula appeared for Hussain.Delhi Police was represented through Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Madhukar Pandey..[Read Order]

Delhi court grants bail to Tahir Hussain in 2020 Delhi riots case

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