Gangster Act

The Allahabad High Court, while hearing a petition of Ghosi MP Atul Rai, said that any subsequent criminal activity of a person though may be taken note of during trial of a previous criminal case, the said person cannot be tried or convicted for any subsequent criminal activities in the pending trial. In the spirit of criminal jurisprudence, every accused is presumed to be innocent till proven otherwise.

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted conditional bail to Niyaz, a close aide of former MP Ateeq Ahmed, who is currently in jail in a case under the Gangster Act.

Aligarh Jattari, Allahabad High Court, chairman Manveer Singh, Gangster Act

Four cases have been registered against the petitioner at Atria Police station in Sitapur, caught with illegal country liquor. Based on these four cases, action has also been taken against him under the Gangster Act.