US EditionAllahabad HC Quashes Mukhtar Ansari’s Son’s Conviction in Hate Speech Case
The Allahabad High Court overturned Abbas Ansari's two-year sentence for hate speech, reinstating his assembly seat after his 2022 election victory by over 38,000 votes.
- On August 20, 2025, the Allahabad High Court overturned the conviction of Abbas Ansari, son of Mukhtar Ansari, related to a hate speech case from 2022, consequently reinstating his position in the legislative assembly.
- Abbas Ansari was sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment by the Mau special court in May 2022 for hate speech, but his appeal was initially rejected by the appellate court on July 5, 2025.
- Abbas, who represented the Mau Sadar constituency as a member of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, secured victory in the 2022 assembly election by a margin exceeding 38,000 votes and was accused of intimidating officials during the electoral process.
- The court’s ruling was shaped by legal arguments highlighting a statute governing electoral membership, particularly focusing on the removal of the three-month grace period previously allowed under Section 8, which requires immediate disqualification following a sentence of two years or longer.
- Following the quashing, Abbas's uncle Afzal Ansari stated they will apply to restore Abbas's assembly membership, while a Samajwadi Party leader pledged no bureaucratic transfers for six months after government formation.
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Abbas Ansari's hate speech conviction quashed, assembly seat to be restored
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday quashed the conviction of Mukhtar Ansari’s son Abbas Ansari in a 2022 hate speech case. Justice Samir Jain set aside a special MP MLA court order sentencing him to two years’ rigorous imprisonment. The special court in Mau convicted Abbas and sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment in the speech case on May 31. Abbas moved the appellate court which rejected his challenge on July 5 following which…
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The WeekAllahabad HC quashes Abbas Ansari's conviction in hate speech case
Prayagraj (UP), Aug 20 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday quashed the conviction of Mukhtar Ansari’s son Abbas Ansari in a 2022 hate speech case. Justice Samir Jain set aside a special MP MLA court order sentencing him to two years’ rigorous imprisonment. The special court in Mau convicted Abbas and sentenced him to […]
Abbas Ansari gets big relief: Allahabad HC quashes SBSP MLA's conviction, restores Assembly membership
Former MLA Abbas Ansari, son of mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, has received major relief from the Allahabad High Court. The High Court accepted Ansari's petition and set aside the two-year jail term handed down by the MP/MLA Special Court in Mau. With this order, his legislator status will now be restored, and there will be no by-election on the Mau Sadar assembly seat. Abbas Ansari was disqualified from the Assembly The MP/MLA Court, M…
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