Relaxing his bail conditions in the Gangsters Act case , the Supreme Court today allowed UP MLA Abbas Ansari to travel outside the State of Uttar Pradesh without prior permission from the Trial Court.

The Court said that when Ansari wishes to travel outside the state, he must furnish particulars about the place of visit, alongwith contact details, to the Investigating Officer. On the bail condition restricting public statements, the politician was advised that statements shall not be made on pending cases.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order after hearing Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal and Advocate Nizam Pasha (for Ansari). Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj represented State of Uttar Pradesh.

To recap, the Court granted interim bail to An

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