““Sufficient material to show participation in terror activities”: Read what Madhya Pradesh HC said while rejecting ISIS terrorist Mohd Shahid Khan’s bail plea”, Opindia, January 8, 2025:
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently denied bail to Mohammed Shahid Khan, an Islamic terrorist who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in 2023 when it busted the ISIS Jabalpur module. While denying the bail, the court noted that accused Shahid and other co-accused were “not only supporting the activities of terrorist organization but also they wanted to stand their own organization with the intention to ruin the Constitution of India.”
In an order pronounced on 6th January 2025, a division bench of Justices Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Anuradha Shukla observed that religious terrorism is “tragic and dangerous” and the court cannot express “undue leniency” to a person accused of terrorism and other unlawful activities. The bench rejected Shahid Khan’s plea against the decision of a trial court denying bail to the accused ISIS Jihadi.
Before delving into what the court said in its judgement, the Jihadi Mohammed Shahid Khan’s arguments and the prosecution’s opposition, it is pertinent to recall who exactly is Mohammed Shahid Khan and his terror activities.
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