LUCKNOW, July 22 -- A Delhi court has granted 30-day interim bail to Sagar Sharma, a Lucknow resident and one of the main accused in the 2023 Parliament security breach case, to enable him to perform the post-cremation rituals of his father. Sharma, a resident of Manak Nagar, has been in judicial custody since December 14, 2023, and had previously been denied bail on multiple occasions.

The court clarified that the relief had been granted solely on humanitarian grounds, and not on the merits of the case.

Additional sessions judge, Patiala House Courts, Amit Bansal passed the order on July 17 in a case registered by the Delhi Police Special Cell under sections 186, 353, 153, 452, 201, 34 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code, along with sect...