Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 100 · Decided 22 January 2025
MOHD. Tahir Hussain v. State of NCT of Delhi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 100 · [2025] 1 S.C.R. 911
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 856/2025
- Decided
- 22 January 2025
- Bench
- PANKAJ MITHAL, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC; Constitution; Prevention of Money Laundering Act
Headnote
Whether a purpose based interim bail can be granted to contest the election or for canvassing as the petitioner himself is one of the candidates. Interim Bail - To contest election or for canvassing/campaigning - FIRs against the petitioner and murder of an official of IB - Sought interim bail to participate and contest Delhi Assembly Elections, 2025 - Disallowed by the High Court - Challenge to: Held: [Per Pankaj Mithal, J.] Interim bail is not permissible for contesting elections, much less for campaigning
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