New Delhi, Jun 18 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Advocate Sandeep Kumar, who was booked under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, for allegedly acting as a deed writer in certain sale transactions.
A bench comprising justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Manmohan was hearing a special leave petition filed by the advocate challenging the August 2, 2024, order of the Allahabad High Court, which had refused to quash an FIR registered under Sections 2 and 3 of the 1986 Act.
Appearing on behalf of the petitioner, advocate-on-record Anurag Ojha submitted that Sandeep Kumar is a practising advocate who merely rendered professional assistance in preparing the sale deeds. He argued that the invocation of the Gangsters Act against a lawyer for such services was mechanical and arbitrary.