'Hisab Kitab' Remark Case: Allahabad High Court Grants 2 Weeks' Time To UP Govt To Spell Out Criminal History Of MLA Abbas Ansari
The Allahabad High Court has granted two weeks' time to the Uttar Pradesh Government to spell out details related to the criminal history of Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari, the son of jailed politician Mukhtar Ansari in connection with the Hisab-Kitab Remark case.Essentially, the bench of Justice Samit Gopal was hearing the charge sheet quashing plea filed by Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari in...
The Allahabad High Court has granted two weeks' time to the Uttar Pradesh Government to spell out details related to the criminal history of Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari, the son of jailed politician Mukhtar Ansari in connection with the Hisab-Kitab Remark case.
Essentially, the bench of Justice Samit Gopal was hearing the charge sheet quashing plea filed by Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari in connection with the Hisab-Kitab Remark case, wherein he is facing a criminal case for his alleged statement threatening the government officials with payback at a public rally in Mau district in March 2022.
Allegedly, Ansari had said at a public rally that he had asked the Chief of Samajwadi Party (SP), Akhilesh Yadav not to transfer the government officials for the next six months if the SP alliance government is formed in Uttar Pradesh, as 'Hisab Kitab' would be done with them first.
Now, on Thursday, the Counsel appearing for the state government submitted that Ansari has a criminal history that has not been disclosed in the affidavit filed by him, and rather, his averment regarding criminal history is vague, the Court granted two weeks' time to the state government to file counter affidavit in this regard and posted the matter for further hearing on October 14, 2022.
Abbas Ansari, who contested and won the UP Assembly polls as a candidate of the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP)-Samajwadi Party alliance, had allegedly said in a public rally that after forming the government in the State, no government officials would be transferred for the first 6 months as he had a score to settle with them.
In connection with his alleged remark against the government officials, a first information report had been lodged against him under Sections 171F [Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election] and 506 [Punishment for criminal intimidation] of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
Seeking to quash the charge sheet, Ansari has moved to the High Court.
The Counsel for Ansari has argued before the Court that the offence under Section 171F is non-cognizable and Section 506 was added as a consequence of Section 171F. It was further contended that since the local police wanted to arrest the petitioners, therefore, more grave offences such as Section 153A IPC had been added against Ansari.
It was further argued by the counsel for the petitioners that at no point in time, the Election Commission of India had issued any direction or recommendation for lodging of the criminal case against the petitioners for the statement made by him on a public platform.
Case title - Abbas Ansari And Another v. State Of U.P.And 2 Others [APPLICATION U/s 482 No. 25838 of 2022]