SP leader Azam Khan released from jail after 27 months

The Supreme Court had passed Azam Khan's release orders on May 19, but the release was delayed due to the non-availability of a court-certified copy. Khan was charged with over 88 cases, for which he was in jail for the last 27 months.

Sitapur/Rampur: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was released on interim bail on Friday morning after 27 months of serving imprisonment in the Sitapur jail. The release was followed by the official orders that the jail authorities had received late on Thursday night. Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (PSP) President Shivpal Yadav and Azam Khan's sons Adeeb Azam and Abdullah Azam also reached Sitapur Jail to receive him.

On reaching home, Azam Khan, while interacting with the media, thanked the people of Rampur and at the same time welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court and the High Court. He said that he was in jail for a year and a half during the time of emergency. In this regard, Azam Khan's daughter-in-law Sidra Adeeb, speaking to ETV Bharat correspondent Abul Kalam said that today is like Eid for her and added that Khan would be given a warm welcome at home.

The Supreme Court had passed Azam Khan's release orders on May 19, but the release was delayed due to the non-availability of a court-certified copy. Khan was charged with over 88 cases, for which he was in jail for the last 27 months. Khan had moved to the Supreme Court after he was repeatedly arrested pertaining to several cases registered against him. In the hearing held on the matter on Tuesday, the leader was relieved on bail by the Supreme Court.

Among the total 88 cases registered against Khan, he was already granted bail in 87 cases. Because of the delay in hearing in the most recent case, the Supreme Court, exercising its privilege, granted interim bail to Azam Khan on a bail bond of one lakh rupees each. Azam Khan will remain on interim bail in this case till the regular bail is imposed.