The Supreme Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to Umar Ansari, son of deceased gangster Mukhtar Ansari, in connection with a model code of conduct violation case from 2022 [Umar Ansari vs State of Uttar Pradesh]..A Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra made the bail subject to a bond of ₹20,000 and asked Ansari to cooperate with the police and the trial..The case arose from an incident wherein Ansari and his brother Abbas Ansari had allegedly threatened the Mau district administration. Abbas Ansari was the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party candidate from the Mau Sadar seat at the time, and has since been granted regular bail in the matter.The Allahabad High Court had, however, refused Umar Ansari anticipatory bail, leading to the instant appeal before the top court. .The counsel for the State of Uttar Pradesh opposed the plea and said that the appropriate course would be for the accused to move the courts below for regular bail first.The bench, however, proceeded to grant bail..Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal with Advocates Nizam Pasha, Lzafeer Ahmad BF and Awstika Das appeared for Umar Ansari.Additional Advocate General Garima Prashad appeared for the State of Uttar Pradesh.
The Supreme Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to Umar Ansari, son of deceased gangster Mukhtar Ansari, in connection with a model code of conduct violation case from 2022 [Umar Ansari vs State of Uttar Pradesh]..A Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant Kumar Mishra made the bail subject to a bond of ₹20,000 and asked Ansari to cooperate with the police and the trial..The case arose from an incident wherein Ansari and his brother Abbas Ansari had allegedly threatened the Mau district administration. Abbas Ansari was the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party candidate from the Mau Sadar seat at the time, and has since been granted regular bail in the matter.The Allahabad High Court had, however, refused Umar Ansari anticipatory bail, leading to the instant appeal before the top court. .The counsel for the State of Uttar Pradesh opposed the plea and said that the appropriate course would be for the accused to move the courts below for regular bail first.The bench, however, proceeded to grant bail..Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal with Advocates Nizam Pasha, Lzafeer Ahmad BF and Awstika Das appeared for Umar Ansari.Additional Advocate General Garima Prashad appeared for the State of Uttar Pradesh.