New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Delhi’s Karkardooma Court on Saturday again
reserved order on the bail plea of Sharjeel Imam. The court also granted time to Delhi Police to file clarification of MHA guidelines in connection to the release of accused on bail in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) along with other offences.
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Amitabh Rawat on Saturday reserved the order for
December 21. Also asked the Police to file clarification.
Special public prosecutor Amit Prasad submitted that there is some ambiguity on the
provision mentioned by the defence counsel on the point that whether the accused
under UAPA with multiple offences and undergone half of the sentence under UAPA, is
entitled to be released on bail under section 436A CrPC.
He also submitted that the clarification will take two weeks.
Advocate Talib Mustafa opposed the submissions made by the SPP for Delhi Police.
He argued that what the SPP is submitting is related to post-conviction cases.
Whereas Sharjeel is un undertrial. The submissions don’t apply to him.
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