NIA FIR against Zakir Naik illegal: Counsel

November 19, 2016 16:04

Mobin Solkar, the counsel for controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, on Saturday said the case filed by the National Investigative Agency against his client under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act is illegal, as the Supreme Court, earlier granted a stay in a similar case, and hence, any fresh complaint on the same grounds would stand void.

"Earlier in the year 2012 an FIR was registered by the office bearers of some organisation against Zakir Naik under section 153 A and in response we filed a petition in the Supreme Court and the court granted stay to all those proceedings in the FIR. So fresh FIR for the same offence is not maintainable in law so they cannot be two FIR for one offence," Solkar told ANI.

Solankar further maintained that from 2012 till date, Naik has not given any lecture which can be a cause of action for filing a fresh FIR against him.

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