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Supreme Court Stays HC Order Which Set Aside Acquittal Of Mukhtar Ansari In Case For Threatening Jailer

Awstika Das

2 Jan 2023 4:47 PM IST

    • Supreme Court Stays HC Order Which Set Aside Acquittal Of Mukhtar Ansari In Case For Threatening Jailer

    The Supreme Court on Monday stayed an Allahabad High Court order sentencing former Bahujan Samaj Party legislator, Mukhtar Ansari to seven years’ imprisonment for threatening to kill a jailer by pointing a pistol at him in 2003. This comes as a major relief to the gangster-turned-politician elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Mau constituency in Uttar Pradesh...

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    Supreme CourtJustice Vikram NathMLA Mukhtar AnsariUP Legislative AssemblyCriminal IntimidationAcquittal of AccusedAllahabad High CourtStay Order#Justice BR Gavai
    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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