Delhi Riots: Tahir Hussain Moves Interim Bail Plea Before High Court To Participate In Upcoming Assembly Polls

Former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain on Friday moved the Delhi High Court seeking interim bail in a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case in order to participate in the upcoming Assembly polls from Mustafabad constituency as a member of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party.

The matter was listed today before Justice Amit Sharma who recused from hearing the case.

The plea was then listed before Justice Neena Bansal Krishna who could not hear it due to paucity of time.

The matter is now listed for hearing on January 13.

The interim bail plea has been moved in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the riots. A coordinate bench had issued notice on Hussain's regular bail plea in the case on December 24 last year.

Hussain was denied bail by the Trial Court on December 03 for want of material change in circumstances.

Hussain is represented through Advocates Tara Narula, Sonal Sarda, Shivangi Sharma and Noyonika.

FIR 65 of 2020 was registered at Dayalpur police station on the basis of the complaint made by deceased's father.

He had lodged a missing report when his son went missing during the riots. Ankit's body was later recovered from a drain. He was declared as brought dead by GTB hospital.

The complainant's son Ankit Sharma, an Officer working with the Intelligence Bureau, left his house at around 5 pmon the said date for buying groceries and general household items. However, he did not return home even after several hours.

Later, his dead body was found lying in a drain near Chand Bagh Pulia. He had sustained sharp injuries on his head, face, chest, back and on his waist.

Thereafter, an FIR was registered by the complainant stating that he had strong suspicion that his son was killed by the main accused Tahir Hussain and his associates.

The post-mortem report of the deceased Ankit Sharma revealed that there were 51 injuries caused due to sharp edged weapons and blunt force.

In March last year, the trial court framed charges against Tahir Hussain, Haseen, Nazim, Kasim, Sameer Khan, Anas, Firoz, Javed, Gulfam, Shoaib Alam and Muntajim.

Charges were framed under sections 147, 148, 153A, 302, 365, 120B, 149, 188 and 153A of Indian Penal Code, 1860. Hussain was additionally charged under sections 505, 109 and 114 of IPC. Accused Nazim was additionally charged under section 25 of the Arms Act.

Case Title: Tahir Hussain v. State