Overview

• Ansari no longer needs prior trial-court permission to leave Uttar Pradesh in the Gangsters Act case.
• He must file his destination details with the trial court, share a contact number with the investigating officer, and keep proceedings from being delayed.
• The court reiterated a narrow bar on public comments about sub judice cases, clarifying it is not a broader curb on his political speech.
• Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi also directed him to appear before trial courts unless exempted from physical presence.
• The ruling follows earlier interim bail in March and a May relaxation, and comes after the Allahabad High Court suspended his hate-speech conviction, restoring his MLA status.