No Anticipatory Bail To Muslim Maulana Who Issued Fatwa To Kill Rizvi For Embracing Hinduism.

Allahabad HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Fanatic Muslim Scholar Husaini Accused Of Issuing Fatwa To Kill Waseem Rizvi After He Embraced Hinduism.

Sparsh Upadhyay | Live Law Online | Allahabad | June  6, 2023:: The Allahabad High Court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea filed by a Muslim Scholar who has been accused of issuing a fatwa to kill former Shia Waqf Board chairman Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi Aka Waseem Rizvi after he converted to Hindu religion renouncing Islam.

The bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi rejected the bail plea of Maulana Syed Mohammad Shabibul Husaini who allegedly gave a statement on a Youtube channel that it is desirable to kill Rizvi by uttering words – Katl Wajib Hai.

The FIR, in this case, was lodged by Rizvi himself on March 18, 2023, alleging that Accused-Husaini, in his statement, said that as the killing of writer Salman Rushdie is necessary, in the same way, the killing of Rizvi is also necessary.

Rizvi also alleged that the issuance of a fatwa against him by Maulana Husaini is a conspiracy to kill him by inciting Muslims against him, as he accepted Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism). He also claimed that he has been receiving death threats since the issuance of the Fatwa and after the video was uploaded on YouTube.

Pursuant to this, Maulana Husaini was booked under Sections 115, 120B, 153A, 153B, 386, 504, 505 (2), 506 IPC and Section 66 of the IT Act. Thereafter, seeking anticipatory bail in the case, he moved to the High Court, wherein his counsel argued that he is innocent and had been falsely implicated in the case.

However, the Court rejected his bail plea. A copy of the order is awaited.

Courtesy: Live Law.