Prayagraj, The Allahabad Excessive Courtroom on Tuesday reserved its judgment on a legal attraction filed by Samajwadi Social gathering chief Azam Khan difficult his conviction and sentence of 10 years by a particular courtroom in a case associated to compelled eviction of Rampur’s Dungarpur colony.
Contractor Barkat Ali, one other convict within the case, has additionally filed a legal attraction within the excessive courtroom.
Justice Sameer Jain reserved the decision on petitions of each Khan and Ali.
On Could 30 final yr, Rampur MP-MLA courtroom had sentenced Khan to 10 years of imprisonment and Ali to seven-year imprisonment.
In August 2019, Abrar, a resident of Dungarpur colony, had filed a case in opposition to three folks together with Azam Khan, retired circle officer Ale Hasan Khan and contractor Barkat Ali at Ganj police station in Rampur.
In response to the complainant, Azam Khan, Ale Hasan Khan and Barkat Ali had overwhelmed him up in December, 2016. Additionally they demolished his home and threatened to kill him, Abrar alleged.
Residents of Dungarpur colony had filed 12 instances in reference to the compelled eviction. The legal instances had been registered at Ganj police station underneath numerous IPC sections together with theft, theft and assault.
On Tuesday, showing for Azam Khan, his counsel Imran Ullah contended that Abrar lodged the FIR after three years and for which he has given clarification that since Azam Khan was a cupboard minister, he didn’t lodge a case in opposition to him resulting from his clout.
Nonetheless, Azam Khan remained minister solely until 2017 and the FIR was lodged in 2019, the counsel mentioned, including that the trial courtroom proceeded in an “unlawful” method in opposition to the appellant.
Opposing the attraction, Extra Advocate Basic Manish Goel contended that the trial courtroom has handed reasoned and authorized order. The appellant has an extended legal historical past and prosecution has efficiently proved his case, goel mentioned.
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