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Delhi riots: Court grants bail to former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain’s brother
The police had arrested Alam on April 21 for his alleged role in rioting, arson, mischief with fire along with destruction to public property.
A Delhi court has granted bail to Shah Alam, the younger brother of former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain, in one of the cases of the northeast Delhi riots, while questioning the credibility of the witnesses in the case.
The police had arrested Alam on April 21 for his alleged role in rioting, arson, mischief with fire along with destruction to public property.
Additional sessions judge Vinod Yadav granted bail to Alam at a bond of ₹20,000 while seeking to know from the police as to what was stopping the two beat constables (also prosecution witnesses), from reporting the matter to the higher officials on the same day as the incident (February 25) and why they waited till March 6 to report the matter.
The judge also said that the prosecution has not been able to point out the difference between the role of the accused and that of the other co-accused who have been released on bail, except for the fact that he is the younger brother of principal accused Tahir Hussain.
“…. I am of the considered opinion that applicant is also entitled for grant of bail in the matter on the ground of parity. He cannot be made to incarcerate in jail for infinity merely on account of the fact that he is younger brother of principal accused Tahir Hussain,” the court said in its order.
