India, May 26 -- The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Abdul Rashid Sheikh, the member of Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, from June 25 to June 30 to enable him to attend his father's post-death rituals.

A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain directed Rashid to surrender on June 2 upon the expiry of his current interim bail period. "After the interim bail [granted on May 18] expires, the appellant shall surrender. ...for the period from June 25 to June 30, interim bail is again granted to enable the appellant to participate in the rites and ceremonies on the 40th day," the bench said.

It added that the interim bail granted from June 25 to 30 will have the s...