In Brief
Asim Shariff, President of the Bengaluru unit of Popular Front of India (PFI), was charged with conspiracy to murder an RSS member and various offences under the IPC, Arms Act, and UAPA. A complaint alleged the victim was attacked by motorcycle-riding assailants. Shariff sought discharge under Section 227 CrPC, arguing insufficient evidence. The trial court and High Court dismissed his plea. The Supreme Court upheld the orders, finding prima facie evidence of conspiracy based on Shariff's position, phone conversations with co-accused before and after the incident, and recovered documents linking him to orchestrating violence against RSS members.
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