Munawar Case: Indore Court Rejects Sadaqat Khan’s 2nd Bail Plea

Khan’s advocate had moved the court on the basis of judicial parity after Munawar’s release on bail.

The Indore District and Sessions Court on Tuesday, 9 February, rejected the bail plea of Sadaqat Khan, who had moved the court seeking bail on the basis of parity (similar situation) after the co-accused in the case, comedian Munawar Faruqui, was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court on 5 February, reported PTI.

Judge Yatindra Kumar Guru rejected Khan’s bail application, submitted by Advocate Suresh Kumar Verma, and cited SC rulings of Satpal Singh v. State of Punjab and Rukmani v. State of Jharkhand, saying that granting bail will not be justified by law, noted Bar and Bench.

Advocate Verma presented the 5 February SC order, adding that Khan should get bail on “the basis of judicial parity", quoted PTI.