Prayagraj, Sept. 10 -- The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in connection with the high-profile Dungarpur case of Rampur.
The bail was approved by Justice Sameer Jain, who delivered the verdict today after reserving judgment following arguments heard on August 12.
Azam Khan had filed a criminal appeal in the High Court challenging the 10-year sentence awarded to him by the Rampur MP-MLA Court on May 30, 2024.
Alongside him, contractor Barkat Ali, who was sentenced to 7 years in the same case, had also approached the High Court seeking bail while their appeals are pending.
The High Court has now granted bail to both Azam Khan and Barkat Ali, and is continuing to hear their criminal appeals ...