The Supreme Court on May 27 stayed a condition imposed on Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan by the Allahabad High Court that he will only be granted regular bail if he "fully cooperates" with the measuring, walling and barb-wiring of a 13.842-hectare evacuee property, which is the focal point of a land grabbing case against the Rampur MLA.
The apex court said the condition imposed by the High Court for regular bail was “disproportionate and has no reasonable link with the conditions which are required to be imposed to secure the presence of the accused to ensure that the fairness of trial is not impeded”.
The court said the condition had prima facie “exceeded the settled parameters” for grant of bail. Mr. Khan has so far got bail in 88 criminal cases charged against him. This one was the 89th case.
