Mangalore: High court grants interim bail to Rashid Malbari
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, Oct 2: Rashid Malbari, who has been lodged in Mangalore jail since 2009 and was recently convicted of possessing illegal arms, has been granted interim bail by the high court.
File Photo
The fourth additional district and sessions court had sentenced Malbari (42) and Mohammed Hashim to five years in jail and imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 for possessing illegal weapons. The verdict was challenged in the high court.
The high court which heard the case granted interim bail to Malbari and ordered his release. However, as he is facing several other charges, he will continue to remain in custody.
The punishment for possessing illegal weapons is three years, and Malbari has already spent 4 years and six months in jail. Hence he has been granted interim bail, said his lawyer Purushottam Poojary.
Malbari and his gang were arrested at Chattanchal, Kasargod on March 29, 2009 by the DCIB police led by inspector H N Venkatesh Prasanna. The police had seized an 9 mm pistol and ammunitions from the gang. His accomplices Mohamme Hashim, Sayaf and Ibu alias Ibrahim are the others in custody.