A day after SC relief, Azam Khan released from Sitapur jail

The Supreme Court has granted Azam Khan two weeks’ time to apply for regular bail in district and sessions court in Rampur.

Published on: May 20, 2022, 10:15:53 IST

By Pawan Dixit

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LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was released from the Sitapur jail in Uttar Pradesh on Friday morning, a day after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in a cheating case.

Upon his release, Azam Khan was greeted by his sons Abdullah and Adib, along with Pragatisheep Samajwadi Party president Shivpal Yadav. (HT Photo)

A certified copy of the Supreme Court order reached Sitapur jail on Thursday night, and he was released on Friday morning. Sitapur prison jailor RS Yadav said the release order was received around 11 pm on Thursday and after following all procedures, Khan was released around 8 am on Friday.

Upon his release, Khan was greeted by his sons Abdullah and Adib, along with Pragatisheep Samajwadi Party president Shivpal Yadav and a large number of supporters. He left for Sitapur by car along with his sons after a brief halt at the residence of former Samajwadi Party legislator Anoop Gupta, where he had breakfast.

“Hearty welcome to senior SP leader and MLA Azam Khan on his release on bail. With this decision of bail, the Supreme Court has given new standards to justice. It is certain that he will be acquitted in all other false cases. Lies have moments, not centuries,” Shivpal Yadav tweeted in Hindi.

Khan, the Samajwadi Party legislator from Rampur, was lodged in jail for the last 27 months in connection with several cases, including that of land grabbing. He has secured bail in all 87 cases registered against him, barring one registered at the Kotwali police station in Rampur, in which the Supreme Court had granted him interim bail. The apex court has granted two weeks’ time to Azam Khan to apply for regular bail in district and sessions court in Rampur.

(With Agency inputs)

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Pawan Dixit
Pawan Dixit, Assistant Editor, brings over 20 years of frontline reporting experience to the newsroom. A specialist on Uttar Pradesh politics and governance, he has reported from the ground across the state’s most consequential stories. He cut his teeth in eastern UP, spending 15 years covering the region. Based in Varanasi, he reported the 2012 UP Assembly polls and the 2014 Lok Sabha elections that reshaped the state’s political map. Moving to Lucknow in 2016, he has since led coverage of the 2017 and 2022 UP Assembly elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. His reporting tracks the BJP’s strategy, opposition moves, and voter sentiment across all 75 districts. Pawan has been a constant presence in Ayodhya since 2016. He reported the entire arc of the Ram Mandir movement — from the legal fight to the Supreme Court verdict, through temple construction, to the inauguration. He continues to track every development at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. On the state beat, he covers the BJP, the Industrial Development Department, and handles key outstation political assignments. He also reports major cases from the district court, Lucknow bench of the High Court, and the State Information Commission. Along with this, he also reports on NGT's important decisions related to UP. Known for sharp sourcing and clear analysis, Pawan connects politics, policy, infrastructure and faith — the forces driving UP today. He has reported developments in Ayodhya and Ram Mandir movement since 2016. The Supreme Court's Ram Mandir verdict, temple construction and the its opening have been reported by him. He reports all developments in Ayodhya and Ram Mandir Trust. He covers state BJP, Industrial development department, outstation political assignments, reports special cases from district court, high court and state information commissionRead More