Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has been released from Sitapur district jail today, in a case of cheating concerning Kotwali police station in Rampur. “The Supreme Court gave justice,” Azam Khan’s son Abdullah Khan said ahead of the latter’s release from Sitapur district jail. Both the sons of SP veteran leader, Abdullah and Adeeb, had reached the Sitapur district jail on Friday (May 20) morning. Adeeb has also expressed his joy at his father’s release.
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim bail to Azam Khan in the case relating to Kotwali police station in Uttar Pradesh. A bench of justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai, AS Bopanna granted interim bail to Khan, and also granted him the liberty to apply for regular bail before the concerned court within a period of two weeks. The Supreme Court also assured that the interim bail will be continued until the regular bail is decided by the competent court.
Earlier on Tuesday, the apex court had reserved the order on Khan’s interim bail plea in the aforesaid case, as opposed by the Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for Uttar Pradesh state. Khan is currently been lodged in judicial custody in another matter pertaining to Kotwali in Rampur. The Supreme Court had earlier expressed displeasure with the prolonged delay in the announcement of judgement by Allahabad HC on his (Khan’s) bail plea and called it a ‘travesty of justice’.