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Rashid was arrested successful 2019 nether the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. According to the NIA, helium utilized assorted nationalist platforms to “propagate the ideology of separatism and secessionism”. (Image: Express Archives)
The Delhi High Court Thursday sought a effect from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) connected whether Lok Sabha MP from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla, Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid, tin beryllium permitted to be Parliament sessions, scheduled until February 13, connected custody parole.
The Delhi HC was proceeding a plea by Rashid, who is seeking custody parole arsenic an contiguous interim alleviation for attending the ongoing Parliament session. The MP, who is presently successful Tihar jailhouse successful a 2017 panic backing case, submitted that without his beingness successful Parliament, his constituency would stay unrepresented.
Justice Vikas Mahajan directed the NIA counsel connected Thursday to travel up with instructions connected the circumstantial facet connected whether Rashid tin beryllium considered for custody parole merchandise connected Friday for attending Parliament sessions.
NIA orally opposed Rashid’s demand, and informed the tribunal that “the NIA officers accidental determination is simply a information contented too, helium can’t beryllium taken wrong Parliament”.
Justice Vikas Mahajan, however, observed that Rashid was taken to Parliament, portion being successful jail, for taking oath arsenic an MP aft winning the Lok Sabha elections successful 2024.
Rashid was arrested successful 2019 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. According to the NIA, helium utilized assorted nationalist platforms to “propagate the ideology of separatism and secessionism”, was intimately associated with assorted violent organisations, and wanted to “legitimise” the United Jihad Council, a level of anti-India militant groups successful Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier this week, the HC was besides informed that the Delhi High Court connected the administrative broadside done its registrar wide that it had moved an exertion earlier the Supreme Court seeking clarification if a specially designated NIA tribunal tin besides beryllium designated arsenic an MP/MLA court, and if specified a tribunal volition person jurisdiction to effort NIA cases not involving MP/MLAs.
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The counsel for Delhi HC Registrar General Kanhaiya Singhal told Justice Mahajan that a clarification from Supreme Court is required arsenic a 2016 judgement of the apex tribunal designates MP/MLA tribunal to solely effort cases involving MP/MLAs. Singhal besides informed the tribunal that their exertion is apt to beryllium listed connected February 10 oregon 11, and they shall beryllium mentioning the substance for information connected Friday earlier the SC.
Rashid’s bail plea has been pending astatine the proceedings tribunal arsenic the proceedings tribunal is awaiting instructions connected whether an NIA tribunal has jurisdiction to determine his plea oregon a designated MP/MLA court.
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