Allahabad High Court grants bail to Azam Khan in case associated to misuse of official letterhead

By PTI

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan in reference to a case of misusing official letterhead and seal.

His plea for bail was allowed by Justice Ramesh Sinha.

Khan, nonetheless, continues to be in jail in different instances.

It was argued on behalf of Khan that he has been in jail for fairly a very long time and that the offences of this case are triable by the Justice of the Peace.

The FIR was registered at Hazratganj police station (in Lucknow) on February 1, 2019.

The informant Allama Jamir Naqvi had alleged within the FIR that Khan had misused the official letterhead and seal in an effort to malign the picture of BJP, RSS and cleric Kalbe Jawwad at nationwide and worldwide stage.

The informant had additionally mentioned that underneath stress of the then authorities, his FIR was registered with delay.

The High Court granted bail contemplating the petty nature of the case.