AAP MLA Amantullah Khan gets bail with court rider

A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to AAP MLA Amantullah Khan, arrested by the Delhi police for allegedly threatening a woman after she visited his residence to raise the issue of power cuts. The court, while granting him bail, imposed conditions on him that he would not try to contact the complainant in the case. The court asked Mr Khan to furnish a bail bond of Rs 50,000 with a surety of like amount. The court also directed Mr Khan not to provoke his supporters to indulge in any criminal activity or to crate a law and order problem in the area.

Mr Khan has also been told to join the investigation whenever required by the investigative official.

The court, after hearing the arguments for nearly an hour, ordered the release of the MLA, while noting that the 35-year-old complainant, who had alleged that Mr Khan tried to run his car over her, has already been provided adequate protection by the police and “thus, there is no possibility of him tampering with the prosecution evidence or influencing the witnesses.”

The judge also said, “The accused is a public servant and sitting MLA. He has deep roots in the society. There is no possibility of his absconding or fleeing from justice.” According to the police, on July 22, the woman had recorded her statement alleging that when she was returning from the MLA’s residence, a vehicle, in which Mr Khan was sitting, tried mowing her down.