NK Amin — the only accused (police official) left in jail in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case — was granted bail by a special CBI court on health grounds on Friday.
Amin is suffering from prostate cancer. He was also granted bail on basis of parity with his co-accused and IPS officers DG Vanzara and PP Pandey. The CBI court also accepted the defence argument that it may take a long time for commencement of trial in the case. He will also be required to appear before the CBI court every Thursday and remain present during the trial.
The bail plea was allowed on a personal and surety bonds of Rs2,00,000 each. The court also ordered Amin to submit his passport and not leave India. The court also ordered Amin not to make any attempt to hamper the investigation.
He is also an accused in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, was granted bail by Special Mumbai court in the case in March 2013.