The Allahabad High Court has adjourned till February 9 the hearing on former Sambhal CO Anuj Chaudhary’s challenge to an FIR order linked to the 2024 Sambhal violence. The Court directed that the State government’s petition against the same magistrate’s order be heard together with Chaudhary’s plea.
The Allahabad High Court granted interim anticipatory bail to Mohd Alam in a case arising from Sambhal violence on November 24, 2024. Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha allowed time for the State’s reply, noting Alam’s claim of injury from police firing.
Allahabad High Court granted bail to Zafar Ali, citing lack of direct proof linking him to the Sambhal mosque violence. The court said custody can’t be used as punishment without prima facie evidence.
During the bail hearing of the accused in the Sambhal Jama Masjid violence case, a man entered the courtroom with a personal laptop. The District Government Advocate objected, citing the Evidence Act, which prohibits such use in court. In response, the judge ordered the man to leave with his laptop. The court emphasized that such incidents should not happen again.
