Overview
- Two armed guards must accompany Haseen Khan at all times until the court decides otherwise.
- The bench said any violence against Khan or his property will be presumed, prima facie, to be at the State’s instance, subject to rebuttal.
- Bareilly DM Avinash Singh and SSP Anurag Arya were directed to appear in person on March 23, with a warning that non-bailable warrants will follow if they fail to attend.
- The court recorded Khan’s statement alleging he was picked up by police, issued a challan, threatened with demolition, and forced to thumb-print a document he could not read.
- The proceedings are framed by the court’s January 27 ruling that private prayers need no state permission, as the State’s counsel also acknowledged that permission had been sought from people present in the house.