The Supreme Court on January 28 granted custody parole to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Mohammad Tahir Hussain to campaign for the Delhi assembly elections, reports said. The former AAP leader Tahir Hussain will contest the Delhi election 2025 with Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Delhi Elections 2025: SC Allows Tahir Hussain To Campaign Under Police Custody From Jan 29 To Feb 3
The apex court has allowed Mohammad Tahir Hussain to come out of the jail for 12 hours each day from January 29 till February 3.
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court had on January 21 pronounced a split verdict on the petition filed by Delhi riots case accused Tahir Hussain seeking interim bail to campaign for the Delhi Assembly elections.While Justice Pankaj Mithal dismissed the petition, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah allowed Hussain interim bail.
As per reports, the apex court has allowed Mohammad Tahir Hussain to come out of the jail for 12 hours each day from January 29 till February 3 as the Delhi police insisted that he will have to come back before sunset as per jail manual. In addition, the release was made conditional to AIMIM leader Hussain wherein he has to bear the expenses of the two police personnel, the jail van, and the escort vehicle to be deputed for him.
The SC also directed Hussain to make an advance deposit of two days which comes to approximately over 2 lakh per day. One of the conditions set by the SC is to allow Hussain to visit AIMIM party office and hold meetings with voters within the constituency but he will not visit his original residence at Karawal Nagar, reports said.
Voting for the 70 seats in the Delhi assembly elections will be on February 5 and results will be out on February 8.
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