The Patna High Court has granted relief to 18 foreign nationals of Tablighi Jamaat and quashed the criminal case against them. The judge also directed the authorities to send them to their respective countries.
The bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna had earlier asked the trial courts to expedite hearing in the pending cases against foreign Tablighi Jamaat members for alleged visa violations.
The Supreme Court today asked the district courts to expedite hearing in the pending cases against foreign nationals in the Maulana Hadrami Vs Union of India case pertaining to the Tablighi Jamaat issue.
The Bombay High Court quashed three FIRs filed against 29 foreign nationals who were charged with violating their tourist visas by attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi in March.
The Bombay High Court on Friday quashed the FIRs filed against 29 foreign nationals who were charged for violating their Tourist Visa conditions by attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Delhi.
Today, the High Court of Karnataka has quashed the criminal cases against nine foreign nationals belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat on the condition that they immediately leave the country, following an undertaking that they won’t visit India again in the next 10 years and pay the fine.
The Government of India has considered the matter regarding relaxation of the visa & travel restrictions for certain categories of foreign nationals who need to come to India. It has been decided to permit the following categories of foreign nationals to come to India: -