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Gangster Act Case: SC Issues Notice To UP Govt On Mukhtar Ansari’s Plea Challenging 5 Yrs Of Imprisonment

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The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on an appeal filed by gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari challenging an order of Allahabad High Court sentencing him to 5-years of imprisonment in a 23-year-old case related to the Gangster Act.

A bench comprising of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi issued notice to the state government on the plea filed by Ansari.

The high court reversed Ansari’s acquittal in the case by a special Lucknow MP-MLA court in December 2020 on an appeal filed by the state government.

The special court acquitted Ansari, a 5-time MLA from Mau Sadar constituency, stating that the “prosecution couldn’t prove the offence against him beyond reasonable doubt”.

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