Allahabad High Court Stays FIR Proceedings Against Sambhal Cleric

The Allahabad High Court has paused all further actions related to an FIR against a cleric from Sambhal Jama Masjid, charged with violating prohibitory orders post-bail in the Sambhal violence incident.

A two-judge bench, consisting of Justice Siddharth Varma and Justice Abdul Shahid, halted the proceedings while permitting the police to move ahead with the investigation legally by filing an appropriate complaint.

This decision came after the petition filed by Zafar Ali and three others, claiming the FIR was improperly lodged in a non-cognisable case.

(With inputs from agencies.)