The Court also took note of the criminal antecedents of Ansari, particularly the observation made in the June 13, 2022 order of the High Court wherein he was denied bail in the MLA fund misappropriation (Vidhayak Nidhi) case.
In its June 13 order, the Court had observed that Ansari is a notorious criminal, who has an image of ‘Robin Hood’ in Northern India. He is harden and habitual offender, who has been in sphere of crime since 1986, but he has managed not a single conviction against him. He has more than 56 cases to his credit of heinous nature and he could manage his affairs in such a way that he did not receive a single conviction barring of two which have been rendered recently.
After considering the allegations and also taking into consideration the fact that in most cases the he could secure acquittal as the witnesses turned hostile because of fear and terror or the witnesses got eliminated, the Court was of the view that Ansari is not entitled to be enlarged on bail.
The plea was, therefore, rejected.
Source: Barandbench
