Major relief for Abdullah Azam Khan as court quashes 7-year sentence

The MP/MLA Sessions court in Rampur acquitted Abdullah Azam Khan, son of SP leader Azam Khan, in a two-passport case, quashing the seven-year sentence. He and his father remain in jail in connection with a separate two-PAN card case.

In a major relief to Abdullah Azam Khan, the son of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, the MP/MLA Sessions court in Rampur in Uttar Pradesh on Friday quashed the seven-year sentence awarded to him in the two-passport case.

The acquittal came after Abdullah Azam challenged the seven-year sentence awarded by the MP/MLA Magistrate Court on December 5, 2025. Hearing the appeal, the Sessions Court overturned the earlier conviction and ordered his acquittal in the matter.

Azam Khan and his son, Abdullah Azam Khan, are currently lodged in Rampur jail in connection with a separate case related to two PAN cards.

Nasir Sultan, advocate for Abdullah Azam Khan, said, "The MP/MLA Sessions Court has given major relief to Abdullah Azam Khan by acquitting him in the two-passport case. The court overturned the earlier order of the Magistrate Court after hearing detailed arguments from both sides and allowed the appeal in his favour."

Separate Case for Two PAN Cards

In the FIR, filed on December 6, 2019, BJP MLA Akash Saxena accused Abdullah of obtaining two PAN cards with different birth dates. The MLA claimed that the PAN cards were made and used based on false and forged documents.

The date of birth on one PAN card is January 1, 1993, while the date of birth on the other is September 30, 1990.

After completing the investigation of the FIR, the police filed a chargesheet against Abdullah in court. The trial was ongoing in the MP-MLA Special Court (Magistrate Trial).

The court had sentenced Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam Khan, to seven years in prison.

The development comes after Azam Khan was released on bail following a 23-month jail term in Sitapur jail, after the Allahabad High Court granted the former Uttar Pradesh minister bail in the Quality Bar land case.

Azam Khan and his family have faced multiple convictions in recent years.

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