Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain Azam Khan's Bail Plea in ED Case, Urges HC to Hear Matter
- On Thursday, the Supreme Court directed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan to approach the Allahabad High Court challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate, with Chief Justice Surya Kant requesting priority hearing on November 16.
- The Enforcement Directorate arrested Khan on October 31 outside District Jail Rampur immediately after he secured bail in a separate case, then a CBI judge remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody on November 1.
- Senior advocate Kapil Sibal argued Khan faces a "series of politically motivated cases," claiming the agency accounted for "goats and cows as proceeds of crime." Khan has been named in 95 criminal cases since 2017.
- Following his remand, Khan was sent to Dasna jail. The Supreme Court declined to entertain his direct challenge but clarified that transferring the petition to the Allahabad High Court reflects no judgment on the arrest's merits.
- The petition alleged authorities are using the criminal justice system to keep the opposition leader incarcerated during approaching Assembly Elections. The Allahabad High Court is expected to pass interim orders on November 16.
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Supreme Court sends Azam Khan's plea against ED arrest to Allahabad High Court
The Supreme Court has sent Azam Khan's plea challenging his ED arrest to the Allahabad High Court, asking it to hear the case on November 16. Khan alleges he was arrested just 40 minutes after being released from jail on October 29.
SC transfers Azam Khan's bail plea to Allahabad HC
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's bail application in a new money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate. The apex court transferred the petition to the Allahabad High Court, requesting it to schedule a hearing before a division bench on November 16 and issue interim orders on the same day. Khan's lawyer, Kapil Sibal, alleged political motivation behind the ED's actions, statin…
The Supreme Court heard a petition challenging the arrest and judicial custody of senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal described the filing of 88 FIRs and 28 ECRs as harassment.
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