SC lets Tahir Hussain step out of prison for 12 hrs daily till Feb 3
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted six-day custody parole to former AAP councillor and 2020 Delhi riots case accused Tahir Hussain to campaign for the Delhi Assembly elections to be held on February 5.
A three-judge Bench led by Justice Vikram Nath ordered that Hussain will be released for 12 hours during the day between January 29 and February 3 to enable him to campaign in the Mustafabad constituency, from where he is contesting as an AIMIM candidate.
It means Hussain will be allowed to come out from jail each of the six days for 12 hours under police security and go back to jail during night.
The Bench — which also included Justice Sankar Karol and Justice Sandeep Mehta — ordered Hussain to deposit Rs 2.47 lakh towards security for the first two days of the parole.
Similarly, the security expenses for the next four days shall be deposited in advance in two instalments, it ordered.
Hussain shall be let out from Tihar Jail for 12 hours each day during the parole period, pending his bail plea before the Delhi High Court, it said, refusing to grant him interim bail.
Hussain is an accused in a case relating to the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) official Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.
On behalf of Hussain, senior counsel Siddharth Aggarwal earlier urged the court to allow the petitioner to connect with the electorate under police custody as only five-six days were left for campaigning.
However, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju opposed Aggarwal’s argument, saying his role in the alleged crime was serious.
