Prayagraj, September 25: Former Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Irfan Solanki has received a major relief from the Allahabad High Court. The High Court has granted Irfan bail in a case filed under the Gangster Act. After SP leader Azam Khan, the way is clear for another SP leader, Irfan Solanki, to come out of jail.
The High Court has also granted his bail application in a case filed under the Gangster Act. Justice Sameer Jain’s court granted Irfan’s bail application and also granted relief to his brothers Rizwan and Israel Aate Wala. Both of their bail applications have also been granted. Irfan has been in jail for two years. Irfan was the MLA from Kanpur’s Sisamau constituency. After his conviction, he lost his MLA post. Irfan’s wife was elected MLA from here in the by-election. Irfan Solanki has been in Maharajganj jail for the past 24 months, while the other accused are in Kanpur jail.
The High Court heard the bail applications of all three together and reserved its decision on September 2 after both sides concluded their arguments. A case has been filed against all three under the Gangsters Act at the Jajmau police station in Kanpur city. The case was filed in December 2022 at the Jajmau police station in Kanpur against former MLA Irfan Solanki, his brother Rizwan Solanki, and Israel Aatewala, who are lodged in the Maharajganj district jail.
In support of the bail application, it was stated that the cases against Irfan Solanki were filed due to political rivalry. All three accused have been granted bail in all other cases. Therefore, bail should be granted in the Gangsters Act case as well. After considering the facts, the court granted bail to all three accused, including Irfan Solanki.
It is worth noting that Irfan Solanki has recently been granted bail in other cases as well. In March 2025, he and his brother, Rizwan Solanki, were granted bail in an extortion case.
Furthermore, on October 1, 2024, he was granted bail for allegedly assisting a Bangladeshi citizen in creating fake documents. On June 7, 2024, the Kanpur MP-MLA court sentenced Irfan Solanki to seven years in prison for arson at Nazir Fatima’s home in Jajmau Defence Colony. This sentence also resulted in the cancellation of his legislative assembly membership.
The High Court granted him bail in this case on November 14, 2024, but refused to stay the sentence, preventing his legislative membership from being reinstated.