India, May 5 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, an accused in a terror case, to meet his ailing father in the national Capital for 12 hours daily until May 10.

A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain permitted him to visit between 8am and 8pm every day, and directed him to return to jail after the stipulated hours. The court also ordered that two plainclothes officials accompany him during his visits.

"A premises address was given. The address is not of someone who is related or known to the appellant. Under these circumstances, since his father is already in AIIMS Delhi, the order is modified so that the appellant is permitted to meet his father from 8am to 8pm till May 10, and he shall be ac...