Delhi’s Patiala House court on Tuesday issued notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on a plea of Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid seeking interim bail to attend the upcoming parliament session in December.

Special NIA judge Chander Jit Singh issued notice to the NIA and sought a reply on the plea. Engineer Rashid is in judicial custody in a terror funding case.

The NIA filed its chargesheet against Rashid in October 2019. In March 2022, a Special NIA Court framed charges against him and others under Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 121 (waging war against the Government of India), and 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code, along with offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) related to terrorist acts and terror funding.

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