Congress MlA, Dr Mohammad Muslim was finally released after he got bail by a local court in Rae Bareli on Wednesday. Reports said that Judicial Magistrate, Virendra Singh, who did not hear the bail application on Tuesday and had sent the Congress leader to jail after taking him on judicial remand, had permitted to release the Congress MlA on bail, on Wednesday morning. It may be mentioned that Dr Muslim, the MlA from the Tiloi assembly segment which is the part of the Amethi lok Sabha seat represented by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, was wanted in connection with old arson case registered in year 2000.A total of 16 people, including Dr Muslim, have been charged with instigating arson at Silvala village in Tiloi tehsil. Other accused in the case have already surrendered in the court prior and only the Congress MlA was absconding.
When Muslim not turned up during hearing of the case, the court issued several warrants and later also served a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) against him. When Dr Muslim even than not appeared before the judge to seek bail, the court ordered attachment of his properties. Finally seeing the situation going out of his hand and in fear that his property will be now attached by the local police, Dr Muslim finally appeared before the court on Tuesday morning after filing his surrender application. He also sought bail from the court.
Reports said that the Congress MlA also see ray of hope of getting an immediate relief when the judge fixed Tuesdayafternoon to hear the arguments for bail. However, much to the surprise of Dr Muslim, the court postponed the hearing of the bail application till Wednesday, and ordered to send Dr Muslim to jail.