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Bombay High Court Questions Denial of Police Clearance to Man Acquitted in 26/11 Case

The state says a confidential watch report under 2014 PCC guidelines justifies refusal.

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Trying to rebuild his life after release, he found temporary work at a printing press until it shut during Covid-19. Since then, he has been surviving on odd jobs, and his latest attempt to secure a livelihood — by driving an auto-rickshaw — has now landed in court (Hindustan Times)

Overview

  • Public prosecutor Mankhuwar Deshmukh told the court that Faheem Ansari is ineligible under August 2014 rules governing police clearance certificates.
  • A confidential report states Ansari remains under surveillance on suspicion of association with a banned terror outfit, the state informed the bench.
  • Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad asked under what law the certificate was refused despite Ansari’s acquittal in the 26/11 case.
  • The court posted the matter for further hearing on Saturday after no lawyer appeared for Ansari during Friday’s session.
  • Ansari, whose 26/11 acquittal was upheld by the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court, seeks the PCC to operate a commercial autorickshaw and learned via RTI that rejection cited alleged LeT links; he previously served a sentence in an unrelated Uttar Pradesh case and was released in 2019.