Overview

• A division bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Anup Jairam Bhambhani heard submissions from Rashid's counsel, Delhi Police and the NIA before reserving its decision on August 18.
• A March 25 order required a deposit of about Rs 4 lakh for custody travel, and the bench has since sought the basis for that figure as filings cite roughly Rs 17 lakh billed so far.
• Delhi Police presented a cost breakdown using a November 12, 2024 notification on paid deployments, estimating about Rs 1.45 lakh per day for an escort team including an ACP, an inspector and other personnel.
• Rashid's lawyers argued that police salaries are not contemplated under the Delhi Prison Rules and that the paid-deployment notification does not apply to a custodial escort to Parliament.
• Rashid remains in Tihar Jail since 2019 in a terror-funding case investigated by the NIA, which opposed any relaxation of the cost condition.