The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted bail to 11 Muslim men arrested by the Anti Terrorism Squad for allegedly being involved with the banned organization Al Qaeda and its Indian counterparts.
The two-judge bench comprising Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Manish Kumar Nigam, while granting bail to all 11 accused, maintained that after considering the record of the case and the documents attached thereto, and after hearing the accused and the prosecution, there is no sufficient ground for taking action against the accused. The court also stated it would mention its reasons for doing so.
The court stated, “This prosecution could not prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt at this stage.”
Talking to Maktoob, Advocate Furkan Pathan, representing the 11 Muslim men, said, “The prosecution failed to prove the claims they made while arresting them and didn’t produce the accused in court when required, hence the court granted the default bail.”
He added, “These arrests were made baselessly and proved so too.”
Another counsel appearing for the respondents, Advocate Saif Ali, stated, “When asked where these banned organizations’ bases are in India, if they are operating here, the prosecution couldn’t furnish a response.”
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