Delhi High Court reserves order on MP Rashid’s plea to attend Parliament in custody
The Hindu
Delhi High Court reserves order on J&K MP Rashid's plea to attend Parliament session amid terror funding case.
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) reserved its order on a plea by Jammu and Kashmir MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who is in jail in a terror funding case, seeking permission to attend the ongoing Parliament session.
A Bench of Justices Chandra Dhari Singh and Anup Jairam Bhambhani, which was initially inclined to grant the permission, later said a detailed order would be passed.
The Bench deliberated on certain conditions which could be imposed on Rashid in case the plea is allowed, including that the Lok Sabha Speaker could be requested to grant special permission to a police official to accompany the independent Baramulla MP in Parliament premises.
Rashid’s plea was vehemently opposed by the NIA which said the court would have no jurisdiction inside Parliament.
A trial court had on March 19 dismissed Rashid’s regular bail in the case.
Rashid, who is facing trial under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in a 2017 terror funding case, has challenged a March 10 trial court order refusing him custody parole or interim bail to attend Lok Sabha proceedings till April 4.
In the reply filed to the appeal on March 17, the NIA said Rashid couldn't be allowed to use his status as MP to "get away from rigours of imprisonment".
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