Mangalore, June 16: Nearly two months after getting bail from Karnataka High Court, an Ullal based youth, who was arrested three years ago by interstate police on terrorism charges, has been finally released on Thursday, June 16, from Bangalore Central Jail located in Parappana Agrahara.
The 22-year-old Javed Ali, was dragged out of his home at Ullal along with his father, Mohammed Ali (60), in a pre-dawn operation carried out by Mumbai Police with the help of Karnataka Anti-Naxal Force and the Dakshina Kannada district Police, on October 3, 2008. After a prolonged hearing High Court had granted bail to Javed Ali on April 18, this year.
He is expected to reach his home town on Friday. However he has to appear for all court proceedings and appear before Ullal police every Sunday between 10 am and 11 am.
One of the prime charges against Javed Ali is that he went to the coastal town of Bhatkal in 2006 with his father to participate in an Indian Mujahideen meeting called by the organisation's alleged founder Riyaz Bhatkal. Javed's counsel Byatha N Jagadeesh argued that even if this were true, he was only a minor at the time of the alleged meeting.
The second allegation was that he gave shelter to Riyaz Bhatkal in his house in the Mukkacheri area of Ullal. Mr Jagadeesh argued that even if this were true, the house was owned by his father and he could not be held responsible for such an act. To the charge that he was found to be in possession of banned literature published by a terrorist organisation, Mr Jagadeesh quoted the recent Supreme Court judgement in the Binayak Sen case and said mere possession of literature does not make a person a member of the terrorist organisation.
To the fourth charge that Javed was a member of the Indian Mujahideen, Mr Jagadeesh argued that a distinction must be made between an active member and a passive member.
Justice AS Pacchapure, who heard the bail plea, found merit in the arguments.
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