Balyan seeks relief for wife’s poll campaign

New Delhi: Citing the Supreme Court's relief to Tahir Hussain, an accused in the Delhi riots case, AAP MLA Naresh Balyan, arrested in an MCOCA case, on Tuesday urged Delhi High Court to release him on custody parole for six hours.
Appearing before Justice Vikas Mahajan, Balyan's counsel sought the relief on the grounds that the lawmaker was a "significant member" of AAP, and his wife, who had little political experience, was contesting elections. "There is no offence made out against me. Custody parole may be granted. There will be no impediment since I will be in custody. I will not give a statement to the media. I am a two-time sitting MLA," assured Balyan's lawyer.
The court then asked the Delhi Police counsel to seek instructions and posted the hearing for Jan 29. "Seek instructions and come. One day, he can go and align things for his wife," the court suggested.
The Delhi Police counsel, however, said that the wife, and not the accused, was the candidate, and sought time to respond. Balyan's counsel sought permission for custody parole while also arguing for bail in the case.