Justice Samir Jain put aside a particular MP MLA courtroom order sentencing him to 2 years' rigorous imprisonment.
The particular courtroom in Mau convicted Abbas and sentenced him to 2 years' imprisonment within the speech case on Might 31.
Abbas moved the appellate courtroom which rejected his problem on July 5 following which he moved the excessive courtroom for the aid.
He was punished below Sections 153-A (selling enmity amongst completely different teams) and 189 (risk of harm to a public servant), Part 506 (felony intimidation) and Part 171F (undue affect or personation at an election) of IPC.
He was additionally slapped with a Rs 2,000 advantageous. Abbas' election agent, Mansoor Ansari, who was current on stage throughout the speech, was additionally convicted within the case and sentenced to 6 months in jail. The then MLA of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Social gathering from Mau Sadar meeting constituency allegedly threatened state authorities officers of penalties if Samajwadi Social gathering got here to energy after the 2022 meeting election. “I've advised Akhilesh bhaiya (former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav) that after formation of the federal government, there will likely be no switch or postings of bureaucrats for six months. Everybody will stay the place they're. First there will likely be hisab-kitab (scores to be settled), solely then will switch happen,” he allegedly mentioned within the speech.
He received the 2022 meeting election by over 38,000 votes from the Mau seat.
