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SC seeks reply from UP govt on Mau MLA Abbas Ansari's bail plea

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government, asking it to file a reply in response to the plea of Mau MLA Abbas Ansari seeking bail. Ansari, the elder son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, was booked last year by the Uttar Pradesh Police on allegations that his wife had been visiting him inside jail for extended periods without any restriction. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Ansari, informed the court that Section 387 of the IPC has also been invoked against his client in this case. The High Court had noted concerns that if Ansari could influence jail authorities, he might also be able to influence witnesses in the case upon his release.

New Indian Express

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