Delhi High Court asks NIA court to expeditiously decide on Engineer Rashid’s bail plea in UAPA case
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Delhi High Court urges NIA court to expedite bail plea of MP Engineer Rashid in terror funding case.
The Delhi High Court on Monday (February 24, 2025) asked the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court to expeditiously decide the bail plea of Member of Parliament from Baramulla, Engineer Rashid, who is currently in jail in a terror funding case.
A Bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan said, “The ASJ-03, Patiala House Court is requested to dispose of the bail application of the petitioner expeditiously.”
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The observation was made during the bail hearing of Mr. Rashid that alleged that he was forced to approach the High Court as there was no remedy available to him as the NIA court left him in limbo post his becoming an MP.
The High Court noted that a direction was passed by it is just on the administrative side and further clarified that the special NIA court would continue to hear the matter.
Mr. Rashid’s counsel then sought to withdraw the plea from the High Court.
Facing trial in a terror funding case, Mr. Rashid is lodged in Tihar Jail since 2019 after the NIA arrested him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. He won general election last year. Since then, he had applied for bail, first to take oath as an MP and then to participate in the Parliament proceedings.
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Delhi High Court urges NIA court to expedite bail plea of MP Engineer Rashid in terror funding case.