Archive · 30 Nov 2025
Azam Khan, son seek bail cancellation in pending cases
Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan, who are leaders in the Samajwadi Party, have started the process to cancel their bail in several pending cases.
They were recently sentenced to seven years in prison for a criminal case involving the use of two PAN cards.
Azam Khan has been involved in many legal cases, with over 80 filed against him since 2017.
He has been convicted in seven cases and acquitted in six others.
The goal of canceling their bail is to make sure the time they spend in jail counts towards any future sentences they might receive.
Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan have initiated the process to cancel their bail in several pending cases.
They were recently sentenced to seven years in prison for a case involving the use of two PAN cards.
Azam Khan has over 80 legal cases filed against him since 2017, with 83 pending cases currently.
Bail has been canceled in nine cases for Azam Khan and six cases for Abdullah Azam Khan.
Azam Khan has been convicted in seven cases and acquitted in six others.
- Who
- Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan
- What
- Bail cancellation process initiated in several pending cases
- When
- Nearly two weeks after a 7-year prison sentence was handed down
- Where
- Rampur district jail, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- To ensure the period spent in judicial custody is accounted for and adjusted against sentences in pending trials
- Name
- Azam Khan
- Position
- Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former Cabinet minister
- Sentence
- 7 years in prison
- Location
- Rampur district jail, Uttar Pradesh
- Pending Cases
- 83
- Bail Cancellations
- 9 for Azam Khan, 6 for Abdullah Azam Khan
- Convictions
- 7 cases
- Acquittals
- 6 cases