The Delhi High Court will announce its decision Today (Feb 10) at 2:30 pm on jailed MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh’s request for custody parole to attend Parliament. Rashid, who has been in Tihar Jail since 2019 in a terror-funding case, claimed he had no legal remedy after his election. The NIA opposed his plea, citing security concerns and lack of a “specific purpose.”
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NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court will give its decision on Monday about the request of jailed MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, also known as Rashid Engineer, who wants permission to leave jail for some time (custody parole) to attend the ongoing Parliament session.
Justice Vikas Mahajan will announce the decision at 2:30 pm. This request was made by Baramulla MP Rashid, who is currently facing a court case related to terror funding.
The judge had kept the decision on hold on Friday, February 7.
Earlier, Rashid had gone to the high court and said that he had no other option left because the NIA court, which was handling his bail request, had not made any decision after he was elected as an MP last year. This happened because the NIA court was not a special court meant for MPs and MLAs.
As a temporary solution, Rashid requested custody parole. However, the lawyer representing the NIA strongly opposed this request. The lawyer argued that Rashid had no automatic right to attend Parliament and that he had not mentioned any “specific purpose” for seeking this permission.
The NIA also raised concerns about security if Rashid was allowed to step out of jail.
Since 2019, Rashid has been kept in Tihar Jail in Delhi. He was arrested by the NIA under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with a 2017 terror-funding case.
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The Delhi High Court on Friday (February 7, 2025) reserved its order on a plea by jailed MP Rashid Engineer, facing trial in a terror funding case, seeking custody parole to attend the ongoing Parliament session.
The counsel appearing for the NIA opposed the grant of custody parole, saying Mr Rashid had no vested right to attend Parliament.
Rashid’s counsel emphasised that his constituency was not being represented in Parliament and he ought to be allowed to attend the session.
“I represent the largest constituency of J&K. Don’t prevent the representation when the process of inclusion has started… Don’t stifle the voice of the constituency,”
the counsel argued.
The court was hearing Mr Rashid’s petition alleging that he had been left without any remedy after the NIA court dealing with his bail application left him in a limbo post his election to the Lok Sabha last year on account of it not being a special MP/MLA court.
As interim relief, he prayed for grant of custody parole.
Mr Rashid has been lodged in Tihar jail here since 2019 after the NIA arrested him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the 2017 terror-funding case.
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