A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party MlA Amanatullah Khan, saying that he was not required for investigation anymore and “no purpose would be served by keeping him in jail.” Khan was arrested for allegedly threatening a woman after she visited her residence to raise the issue of power cuts.
Additional Sessions Judge Raj Kumar Tripathi while providing him relief asked him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and a surety of like amount. “The present accused has admittedly been remanded to two days but nothing was recovered from his possession or at his instance. The accused cannot be kept in custody for indefinite period only for the purpose that the other accused persons who are alleged to be involved in the case are to be identified, examined and arrested in the case,” said the court.
After the accused woman alleged of being threatened, the court said, “The woman has already got adequate police protection so there is no possibility of tampering with prosecution evidence or influencing evidences... The accused is directed to join investigation as and when called by the investigation officer.”
On Wednesday, Khan had moved the session court seeking bail after a magisterial court sent him to 14-day judicial custody on the ground that he might influence witnesses and hamper investigation, if released.
He was first detained for questioning and then arrested on July 24, a day after he alleged in a press conference that the woman was “pressurised” by the police into giving a false statement against him.
According to the police, on July 22, the woman had recorded her statement before a magistrate under Section 164 of the CrPC alleging that when she was returning from the MlA’s residence, a vehicle, in which Khan was sitting, tried mowing her down. She also claimed that a motorcycle tried to run over her when she was on her way to the court to record the statement.