Overview
- Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Anup Jairam Bhambhani delivered divergent rulings, with the former rejecting the plea and the latter allowing it.
- The Baramulla MP, lodged in Tihar since 2019 in an NIA UAPA case, is contesting a March 25 High Court order requiring a deposit of about ₹4 lakh to attend Parliament under escort.
- A Delhi government notification and a NAV DAP cost breakup pegged daily custody charges at ₹1,44,795 based on per-shift police deployment rates.
- Rashid’s counsel argued that including police salaries in the bill is not contemplated by the Delhi Prison Rules and said he would pay reasonable incidental expenses such as meals.
- NIA opposed any waiver, asserting that public duty does not exempt a detainee from bearing reasonable travel and logistical costs while in custody.