Earlier, on August 18, 2025, the High Court had reserved its order on a plea moved by Rashid challenging a trial court’s order imposing costs on him as a condition for granting custody parole to attend Parliament. On August 12, 2025, the high court had asked Delhi Police to explain the basis of the travel cost imposed on Engineer Rashid, as a condition for granting him custody parole to attend Parliament.
It is to be noted that on July 31, 2025, the Court had issued notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on a plea filed by Rashid challenging the trial court’s order framing charges against him in a terror funding case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In an earlier hearing, the high court had sought a response from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Rashid's plea challenging a trial court order directing him to pay Rs 1.44 lakh per day for travelling to Parliament in custody between July 24 and August 4.
On July 22, 2025, the Special NIA Court at Patiala House had granted custody parole to Engineer Rashid to enable his attendance during the monsoon session of Parliament, scheduled from July 24 to August 4, subject to the condition that he bears the travel and security expenses himself.
Previously, Engineer Rashid had approached the High Court seeking custody parole to attend the parliament budget session. He argued that he was allowed to campaign for the elections without any objection from the NIA, but was not being allowed to fulfil his constitutional duties as a member of parliament.
Bench: Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Prashant Sharma
Order Date: January 24, 2026