Delhi Waqf Board irregularities: Court docket grants bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan

Through PTI

NEW DELHI: A Delhi courtroom on Wednesday granted bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in a case associated with alleged irregularities within the Waqf Board, announcing that “prima facie the allegations in opposition to the accused don’t seem to be grave and critical in nature”.

Consistent with the FIR, Khan whilst operating as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board had indulged in different irregularities, together with illegally recruiting 32 other people via violating all norms and govt pointers.

The courtroom stated that as according to the remark of the Waqf Board’s CEO, it used to be “prima facie proven that the accused being the Chairman of Delhi Waqf Board went forward with the recruitment in violation of the instruction of the Delhi govt, simply to favour his kin and individuals of his constituency.”

However, there used to be no subject matter on document to turn that Khan had won a bribe from any contractual worker, the courtroom stated.

The Waqf Board had in the past recruited staff, with out the life of any laws, and there used to be no subject matter on document to turn that any of the recruited staff had paid bride to Khan, the courtroom stated.

Referring to leasing of Waqf houses, the courtroom famous that prima facie, no loss used to be led to to the general public exchequer in regards to the introduction of tenancies.

There used to be additionally no subject matter on document to turn the entrustment of the Waqf fund to Khan or his unique dominion over it, nor used to be there any proof to end up that any contractual worker after chickening out the wage quantity had repaid it to the accused, the courtroom stated.

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Additional, the courtroom stated that “prima facie entrustment of budget to the accused or its misappropriation isn’t made out.”

“From the aforesaid dialogue, it may be prima facie held that allegations in opposition to the accused don’t seem to be grave and critical in nature,” the courtroom stated.

The courtroom then famous that out of 24 circumstances in opposition to Khan, he used to be acquitted or discharged in 20 circumstances and throughout the alleged attack on Anti-Corruption Department officers, the accused used to be of their custody.

The courtroom stated that as a sitting MLA, Khan used to be now not a flight possibility and there used to be no probability of tampering with already seized number one proof, which used to be documentary in nature.

“Within the information and cases, having regard to the foundations governing the grant of bail as discussed hereinabove, the applying filed via the accused is permitted and he’s admitted to bail topic to his furnishing non-public bond within the sum of Rs 1 lakh with one surety of the like quantity.” particular pass judgement on Vikas Dhull stated.

The courtroom, then again, made it transparent that it used to be now not expressing any opinion at the deserves of the case. The Anti-Corruption Department (ACB) arrested Khan after accomplishing raids at his premises on September 16.

The then CEO of Delhi Waqf Board had obviously given a remark and issued a memorandum in opposition to such unlawful recruitment, the FIR stated.

Additional, it used to be alleged that as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, Khan rented out a number of houses of the Waqf Board illegally amid allegations of corruption and favouritism, it added.

The FIR additionally alleged that Khan misappropriated budget of the Waqf Board comprising grants-in-aid from the Delhi govt.

NEW DELHI: A Delhi courtroom on Wednesday granted bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in a case associated with alleged irregularities within the Waqf Board, announcing that “prima facie the allegations in opposition to the accused don’t seem to be grave and critical in nature”.

Consistent with the FIR, Khan whilst operating as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board had indulged in different irregularities, together with illegally recruiting 32 other people via violating all norms and govt pointers.

The courtroom stated that as according to the remark of the Waqf Board’s CEO, it used to be “prima facie proven that the accused being the Chairman of Delhi Waqf Board went forward with the recruitment in violation of the instruction of the Delhi govt, simply to favour his kin and individuals of his constituency.”

However, there used to be no subject matter on document to turn that Khan had won a bribe from any contractual worker, the courtroom stated.

The Waqf Board had in the past recruited staff, with out the life of any laws, and there used to be no subject matter on document to turn that any of the recruited staff had paid bride to Khan, the courtroom stated.

Referring to leasing of Waqf houses, the courtroom famous that prima facie, no loss used to be led to to the general public exchequer in regards to the introduction of tenancies.

There used to be additionally no subject matter on document to turn the entrustment of the Waqf fund to Khan or his unique dominion over it, nor used to be there any proof to end up that any contractual worker after chickening out the wage quantity had repaid it to the accused, the courtroom stated.

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Additional, the courtroom stated that “prima facie entrustment of budget to the accused or its misappropriation isn’t made out.”

“From the aforesaid dialogue, it may be prima facie held that allegations in opposition to the accused don’t seem to be grave and critical in nature,” the courtroom stated.

The courtroom then famous that out of 24 circumstances in opposition to Khan, he used to be acquitted or discharged in 20 circumstances and throughout the alleged attack on Anti-Corruption Department officers, the accused used to be of their custody.

The courtroom stated that as a sitting MLA, Khan used to be now not a flight possibility and there used to be no probability of tampering with already seized number one proof, which used to be documentary in nature.

“Within the information and cases, having regard to the foundations governing the grant of bail as discussed hereinabove, the applying filed via the accused is permitted and he’s admitted to bail topic to his furnishing non-public bond within the sum of Rs 1 lakh with one surety of the like quantity.” particular pass judgement on Vikas Dhull stated.

The courtroom, then again, made it transparent that it used to be now not expressing any opinion at the deserves of the case. The Anti-Corruption Department (ACB) arrested Khan after accomplishing raids at his premises on September 16.

The then CEO of Delhi Waqf Board had obviously given a remark and issued a memorandum in opposition to such unlawful recruitment, the FIR stated.

Additional, it used to be alleged that as chairman of the Delhi Waqf Board, Khan rented out a number of houses of the Waqf Board illegally amid allegations of corruption and favouritism, it added.

The FIR additionally alleged that Khan misappropriated budget of the Waqf Board comprising grants-in-aid from the Delhi govt.