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Court grants bail to AAP MLA after he says sorry

AGE CORRESPONDENT
Published : Nov 28, 2015, 6:12 am IST
Updated : Nov 28, 2015, 6:12 am IST

A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to AAP MLA Akhilesh Tripathi, a day after he was arrested by the police and sent to judicial custody for repeatedly defying direction for appearance in connection

A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to AAP MLA Akhilesh Tripathi, a day after he was arrested by the police and sent to judicial custody for repeatedly defying direction for appearance in connection with a 2013 case of rioting and criminal intimidation.

His counsel had moved a bail plea before the court on Thursday evening. The court directed him to furnish a bail bond of `10,000 and a surety of like amount.

Metropolitan magistrate Kapil Kumar on Friday granted bail to the AAP MLA, observing that the legislator has undertaken that he would not misuse the liberty of bail again.

The court, however, noted in its order that Mr Tripathi has flouted its orders many times and despite several warnings he took it lightly.

“It is clear from the record that accused Akhilesh Tripathi flouted the orders of this court many times and despite several warnings, he took the orders of court lightly.

“However, considering the fact that the accused is a public servant, as he is a siting MLA, and the counsel for accused has given the undertaking that now onwards Mr Tripathi will not misuse the liberty given to him and will cooperate with the court in concluding the trial expeditiously by coming on each and every date on time, the accused is admitted to bail on furnishing fresh personal bond of `10,000 and one surety of like amount,” the court said.

During the arguments on bail plea, Mr Tripathi’s counsel claimed that his client was falsely implicated in the case and “has learnt sufficient lesson in last 24 hours by remaining in jail”. He said the legislator would appear in the court on every hearing and assured that he will cooperate in completion of the trial expeditiously.

Mr Tripathi, an MLA from Model Town constituency, had moved the bail application on Thursday evening. The court had on November 23 issued non-bailable warrant against Mr Tripathi for his non-appearance.

In 2013, an FIR was registered against Mr Tripathi, Rahul Kumar, Vikas Mandal, Inder Vikram Singh and Kanhaiya Kumar Jha for alleged offences under Sections 147 (punishment for rioting), 148 (rioting armed with deadly weapon), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 323 (causing simple hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.

Location: India, Delhi, New Delhi