New Delhi: A division bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Anup Bhambhani reached a split verdict Friday on a plea filed by jailed Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh seeking modification of an order asking him to deposit Rs 4 lakh with jail authorities to attend Parliament while in custody. While Justice Chaudhary dismissed Rashid’s plea by ruling against his custodial parole, Justice Bhambhani allowed it, calling for payment of “reasonable costs” to attend Parliament proceedings.

The order will now be placed before the Chief Justice for further directions, but has in the meantime ignited debate on the political rights of undertrials.

Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, was arrested on 9 August, 2019, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

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