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Nation / Fri, 16 Oct 2026 Bar and Bench

Court sentences Tahir Hussain to 2 years in jail for abetment in Delhi riots case

Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of the Karkardooma Court also imposed a cost of ₹10,000 on Hussain, who is already serving life imprisonment in the Ankit Sharma murder case. "The act attributed to the convict, and for which he stands convicted, is that of providing his house to the rioters for their use. The mere fact that the prosecution did not prove the active participation of the convict in the riot, does not dilute the gravity of his conduct, for the hand that guides is as guilty, if not more, as the hand that acts," the Court said.

Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of the Karkardooma Court also imposed a cost of ₹10,000 on Hussain, who is already serving life imprisonment in the Ankit Sharma murder case.

"The act attributed to the convict, and for which he stands convicted, is that of providing his house to the rioters for their use. The mere fact that the prosecution did not prove the active participation of the convict in the riot, does not dilute the gravity of his conduct, for the hand that guides is as guilty, if not more, as the hand that acts," the Court said.

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