Overview
- Special Judge Chakor Shrikrishna Baviskar rejected Shahrukh Hidayat Khan’s request for interim bail to attend his brother’s wedding from October 22 to November 5.
- The order notes that Khan’s presence in Amravati could cause a “wave of terror” and disturb social harmony given the case background.
- The NIA argued Khan played an active reconnaissance role, posed a flight risk, and could endanger witnesses or tamper with evidence.
- The court dismissed comparisons to interim bails in the Elgaar Parishad/Bhima Koregaon matters, emphasizing those cases did not involve murder.
- Umesh Kolhe was killed in June 2022 after sharing a social media post supporting Nupur Sharma, with the order describing the assailants as religiously radicalised.