Big shock to Mukhtar Ansari: Allahabad High Court rejects bail plea

- The case was registered under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of IPC.

Prayagraj, Ta. 13 June 2022, Monday

The Allahabad High Court has given a major tweak to East Mafia Mukhtar Ansari. High court rejects Mafia's bail plea Mukhtar Ansari is accused of misusing MLA funds. The High Court, on the other hand, reserved judgment on May 20 in the same case after concluding its argument. The decision was delivered by a single bench of Justice Rahul Chaturvedi of the Allahabad High Court on Monday, June 13. Mukhtar Ansari is currently lodged in UP's Banda Jail.

An FIR was registered against Mafia Mukhtar Ansari on April 24, 2021 at Sarai Lakhansi Police Station in Mau, UP for misusing MLA funds. The case was registered under Sections 419, 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the IPC. On the other hand, Mukhtar Ansari along with 4 others were also named as accused in the case.

Find out what's the whole case

Mukhtar Ansari, an MLA from UP's Mau assembly constituency, had given Rs 25 lakh to the manager for school construction from his MLA fund. It is alleged that the school was not built. School principal Bejnath Yadav and MLA Anand Yadav were also named as accused in the case. However, both have been granted bail by the Allahabad High Court.

Mukhtar's lawyer gave these arguments

During the hearing of the case, petitioner advocate Upendra Upadhyay argued in the court that Mukhtar Ansari had sanctioned Rs 25 lakh from the MLA's fund for constructing classrooms in the school for the education of children. He told the court that the amount was sanctioned for public interest work as he was an MLA. It is the responsibility of the system and the CDO to see that the money is being used properly. No evidence of criminal conspiracy. The district administration has filed the case only on the basis of possibility. It is alleged that the school was decided at another place instead of the place where the amount was sanctioned. At the same time, prosecutors allege in court that former MLA Mukhtar Ansari was deliberately targeted.