Overview

• Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh postponed the decision until July 21 on Rashid’s request for interim bail or custody parole.
• Rashid seeks to be present at the Monsoon Session starting July 21 to fulfill his parliamentary responsibilities.
• The National Investigation Agency has argued against granting bail and insists Rashid pay all travel expenses if allowed to attend in custody.
• Earlier this year, the Delhi High Court permitted him to attend Parliament on two occasions under custody parole.
• Rashid has been lodged in Tihar Jail since August 2019 on UAPA terror funding charges originating from a 2017 NIA FIR.