Delhi High Court quashes FIR against AAP MLA Imran Hussain

“The complainant further states that he joins the prayer for quashing of the FIR in question. Accordingly, no useful purpose would be served in proceeding further with the FIR in question and the proceedings emanating therefrom. The same are hereby quashed,” the court said.

Besides AAP MLA, his alleged associates — Mohsin Ahmed, Furkan Hussain, Irfan Hussain and Hammad had moved high court seeking quashing of the FIR lodged at Jafrabad Police Station here early this year for alleged offences under sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 387 (putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion) and 389 (putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion) of the IPC.

On October 6, the trial court had refused to grant them the protection from arrest, considering that the issue was “serious” and the offence was “not compoundable”. The police had alleged that the minister had sent co-accused Mohsin at the residence of the complainant, stopped the construction work and asked him to meet Imran in Jafrabad.

It had claimed that the minister demanded Rs 30 lakh to allow the construction work to go on or get the building demolished. When the complainant requested that the amount was too high, they abused him and threatened him and his brother, police had alleged.