New Delhi, November 16: The NIA Court in New Delhi on Saturday granted seven days custody parole to accused Bilal Mir to complete rituals on account of his father’s death in Srinagar, Kashmir.
Bilar Mir is an accused in an alleged terror-related case lodged by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
The court said that he would be lodged in the nearest Central Jail and during the day he would be taken to his place.
His father Ghulam Mohammad Mir died on 14 November due to a heart attack in Srinagar, Kashmir.
Principal District and Sessions Judge Vimal Kumar Yadav granted 7 days of custody parole to Bilal Mir after considering the facts and submissions.
“As such, the applicant is granted Custody Parole for a period of seven days with effect from 16.11.2024 excluding the travel time to reach his place in Kashmir,” the court ordered.
Thus, considering the entire gamut of facts and circumstances, especially the fact that father and for that matter, any blood relative has a special place in the life of every human being, the loss of which cannot be compensated in any manner.
It is the family members and the close relatives who, in a way, stand by each other, console and comfort each other so that the pain can be withstood if not totally erased, the court added.
The travel expenses shall be borne by the applicant, for which the arrangement shall be made by the prison authorities.
An application seeking interim bail for a period of 14 days, was moved on November 14 to enable him to perform the rituals on account of the death of his father and to undertake and complete other rituals and social formalities.
Along with the plea, a copy of the casualty card of Government SMHS Hospital, Karan Nagar, Srinagar, Kashmir was placed on record.
The court said that having considered the submissions made by the contesting sides and the fact that the father of the applicant is no more, therefore, the family of the deceased including the applicant needs to be together to console and comfort each other and try to come out of this bereavement together.
However, the apprehensions and the objections expressed by the NIA cannot be ignored either, the court said.
It directed that except for the close family members/blood relatives, the applicant shall not be permitted to meet anyone with the exception of any longtime friend after verifying his/her credentials and a record of such meeting in the shape of the identification document address shall be maintained.
The NIA contested the application and filed a reply. It submitted that the applicant happens to be actively involved in various illegal activities as can be seen from the Charge framed, therefore, instead of interim bail, the applicant may be considered for Custody Parole in view of the situation in which he has been placed, purely on humanitarian grounds.–(ANI)
