New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh government on a plea filed by Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party MLA Abbas Ansari seeking bail in a criminal case registered under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986.
A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh passed the order after hearing Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, who argued that the FIR against Ansari was based on allegations that had already been quashed previously.
The case pertains to alleged gang activities in Chitrakoot, which is 450 km away from Kasganj, where Ansari has been for the past 1.5 years.
"This is shocking... The FIR already stands quashed once. This is the second FIR. I...