Pulwama MLA Waheed Para, released on bail in ‘terror funding’ case 3 years ago, now gets court nod to travel outside J&K
In the order released Tuesday, the court stated that being a member of the Assembly, the applicant “has to move out of the Union Territory time and again in connection with his official and other duties.”
Bail conditions modified for Pulwama MLA Waheed ur Rehman Para (PDP), allowing him to travel outside the Union Territory for official duties. (Source: X/@parawahid) Three years after the High Court of J&K and Ladakh granted him bail in an alleged terror funding case, the court on Tuesday modified his bail conditions to allow Pulwama MLA Waheed ur Rehman Para to travel outside the Union Territory.
Para was first arrested under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in November 2020, three days after he filed his nomination for the District Development Council elections in J&K. He contested and won the 2020 District Development Council elections from jail, but was not allowed to take the oath of office despite securing bail in May 2022.
After spending 17 months in jail, the High Court granted him bail, terming the evidence produced by J&K Police against the PDP leader as “sketchy”. The court directed Para to make himself available to the investigating officer in the case. He was also required to take prior permission from the trial court before leaving the UT. “He shall surrender his passport, if any, with the investigating officer,” and appear before the trial court in each and every hearing.
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