Sanjay Singh and 5 others have been convicted by the MP-MLA court docket on January 11, 2023 (File)
Aam Aadmi Occasion chief and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh surrendered earlier than a particular court docket right here on Wednesday in reference to a 2001 street-protest case and was granted bail.
“Sanjay Singh surrendered within the MP-MLA court docket right here. The court docket granted him bail on a surety bond of Rs 50,000,” his advocate Madan Singh stated.
The surety was deposited on the instructions of the Allahabad Excessive court docket which had on August 22 stayed the execution of the sentence awarded by the Sultanpur court docket.
The particular court docket had on January 11 final 12 months sentenced the AAP chief to a few months of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a high-quality for obstructing site visitors and inciting violence throughout a protest in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur district.
Sanjay Singh and 5 others have been convicted by the MP-MLA court docket on January 11, 2023 and their attraction was dismissed by the classes court docket on August 6 this 12 months.
Listening to an pressing plea on January 11 final 12 months, the Lucknow bench of the HC had held that Sanjay Singh needn’t give up earlier than the Sultanpur court docket until its order comes on his bail plea, which was scheduled for listening to on Thursday.
On August 13 this 12 months, a non-bailable warrant was issued by the MP-MLA court docket towards Sanjay Singh, Samajwadi Occasion (SP) chief Anoop Sanda and 4 others.
The HC bench of Justice Okay S Pawar ordered that Sanjay Singh must furnish a private bond of Rs 50,000 to the satisfaction of the particular court docket, with an endeavor that he or his counsel will seem earlier than it when the revision petition is listed for listening to.
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