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As per the FIR, Ansari's wife used to visit him frequently in Chitrakoot jail flouting all prison restrictions and Ansari was provided all sorts of benefits for which the officials of the jail were paid both in cash and kind
A division bench of the Supreme Court has adjourned to September 5th hearing MLA Abbas Ansari's bail plea in the case over his illegal meetings with wife in Chitrakoot jail.
While doing so, court has granted one more week to the state of Uttar Pradesh for filing its counter.
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has also been allowed to place additional documents on record.
When the matter was taken up, Sibal told a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan that he had documents to show verification was done for every visit to jail made to meet Ansari.
"This is very unfortunate..we have documents to show verification was done for every visit to jail..", court has been told.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan had sought the UP government's response last month while issuing notice in Ansari's plea.
The Allahabad High Court on May 1, 2024, rejected Ansari's bail plea in this case wherein the allegations also involved him conspiring to escape from the prison.
Justice Jaspreet Singh had said that alleged negligence or rule violations by jail authorities for Ansari and his wife may not have solely been for monetary gains.
Ansari is a sitting MLA from the Mau Assembly Seat. In the present case, he has been charged under Sections 387, 506, 201, 120-B, 195-A, 186, 511 and 34 of the I.P.C. and Section 8 of the P.C. Act, 1988, Sections 42 (b) and Section 54 of the Prisons Act and Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act.
An FIR was registered on February 11, 2023, that Ansari's wife had been visiting him in Chitrakoot jail flouting all prison restrictions. She used to spend 3 to 4 hours inside the jail and allegedly, Ansari used to make calls from her phones to threaten various persons to extort money.
It was also alleged that Ansari was provided all sorts of benefits during his incarceration for which the officials of the jail were paid both in cash and kind. Moreover, it was claimed that the driver of Ansari's wife namely Niyaz along with the officials of the jail was planning to stage an escape of Ansari from the prison.
Upon surprise inspection by the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police, Ansari's wife was found in the room right adjacent to the room of the Jail Superintendent.
Following the incident, Abbas Ansari was transferred from Chitrakoot prison to Kasganj district jail. Seven persons, including Nikhat Ansari, were arrested in connection with the case. Nikhat was granted bail by the Supreme Court on August 11, 2023.
Case Title: Abbas Ansari vs. State Of UP
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