Patna: The Patna Civil Court on Saturday deferred the hearing in the anticipatory bail plea of Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir and director of Khan Global Studies. The court has fixed June 30 as the next date of hearing after granting time to examine the updated case diary submitted by the police.
Until the next hearing, the interim protection from arrest granted to Khan Sir will continue.
During the proceedings, the Kadamkuan police submitted the updated case diary before the court.
The court allowed three days for its examination before hearing the final arguments.
Advocate Arvind Kumar Mauar, appearing for Khan Sir, opposed further adjournments and argued that the government counsel had already received the updated case diary and that arguments could be completed earlier.
However, the Public Prosecutor and counsel representing Roshan Anand sought additional time to study the contents and legal aspects of the case diary.
Accepting this request, the court adjourned the matter until June 30.
The court is also scheduled to hear the bail applications of Khan Sir’s two personal security guards on June 30.
Both security personnel are currently in judicial custody in connection with the firing case.
According to the police case diary submitted before the court, investigators have reportedly concluded that the firing incident of June 2 was not an act of self-defense.
The police have alleged that the firing was intended to create panic.
Investigators have also stated that Faisal Khan’s name was subsequently added to the FIR during the course of the investigation.
Violence allegedly broke out outside Khan Sir’s coaching institute on June 2.
According to earlier allegations, one of the security guards posted at the coaching premises was assaulted very badly leading to serious injuries.
Khan Sir had accused individuals associated with Gyan Bindu Coaching, including Roshan Anand, of being responsible for the violence and attack on his coaching centre.
However, police investigations and CCTV footage reportedly did not support the initial allegations regarding firing by outsiders.
Subsequent footage allegedly showed two of Khan Sir’s security guards firing shots into the air.
Based on this evidence, police arrested the two guards, who remain in custody.
The defence has maintained that Khan Sir has been falsely implicated in the case and that he had no direct role in the firing incident.
On the other hand, the police investigation has raised questions regarding the circumstances surrounding the firing, and the prosecution is relying upon the findings contained in the case diary.
(IANS)
