Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has approached the Supreme Court against his immediate arrest by the ED after being granted bail and released from jail in a dual PAN card case by the Allahabad High Court.
Azam Khan Challenges ED Arrest Post-Jail Release
Samajwadi Party leader Mohd Azam Khan has moved the Supreme Court challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) immediately upon release from jail in a separate matter. The arrest followed the Allahabad High Court’s grant of bail to Khan and his son, Abdullah Azam, in a dual PAN card case on October 29, 2026.
The matter was mentioned before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, who agreed to list the case for hearing within the week. Khan's legal team, led by advocate Nizam Pasha, is expected to argue that the immediate ED arrest constitutes an abuse of process and circumvents personal liberty protections under Article 21 of the Constitution.
The case raises procedural and constitutional questions about the timing of enforcement actions following bail in predicate offences, particularly under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The outcome may clarify the limits of agency discretion in post-bail arrests by central investigating agencies.
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- Gyanti Devi And 2 Others v State of UP & 3 Others
