Lucknow, Nov 7 (PTI) A special court on Friday acquitted former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan in a case related to allegedly spreading enmity, misusing an official government letterhead and seal, and making defamatory remarks against the BJP, RSS, and prominent Shia cleric Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad Naqvi.

Delivering the verdict, Special ACJM (MP/MLA Court) Alok Verma held that the prosecution failed to substantiate the charges with sufficient evidence and that the case itself was barred by limitation.

The court noted that the alleged incident took place in 2014, while the FIR was filed five years later in 2019, making it time-barred under Section 468 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).

The court also upheld the defence's argument that the complaint was filed by Allama Amir Naqvi on

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