Archive · 30 Jul 2025
Allahabad HC Reserves Verdict on Abbas Ansari's Plea
Abbas Ansari, a former legislator, is trying to overturn his conviction for a speech he made in 2022.
He was found guilty of threatening the local government and was sentenced to two years in prison.
Because of this, he lost his job as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
He appealed this conviction, but the court denied his request to halt the punishment while the appeal is ongoing.
Now, he's asking a higher court to review the decision, and the judges are considering their response.
Allahabad High Court reserved judgment on Abbas Ansari's plea.
Ansari challenged an MP-MLA court order rejecting a stay on his conviction.
He was convicted and sentenced to two years for a 2022 hate speech.
Ansari threatened the Mau administration during a 2022 election meeting.
Ansari was disqualified from the UP assembly after conviction.
- Who
- Abbas Ansari, son of Mukhtar Ansari, challenged the order.
- What
- Allahabad High Court reserved judgment on Abbas Ansari's petition challenging the denial of a stay on his conviction.
- When
- Judgment was reserved on Wednesday, July 30.
- Where
- Allahabad High Court in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- To challenge the order that denied his application for a stay on his conviction.
Abbas Ansari's View
Court's Ruling
Appeal for Stay
Abbas Ansari's View
Challenging the order of the MP-MLA court.
Court's Ruling
N/A
- Defendant
- Abbas Ansari
- Charges
- Hate speech (IPC sections 153-A and 189)
- Sentence
- Two years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2,000
- Original Court
- MP-MLA court in Mau
- Disqualification
- Disqualified as MLA in June 2024
- Political Affiliation
- SBSP
- Incident Date
- March 3, 2022