Azam Khan, Son Abdullah Get Big Relief As Allahabad HC Suspends Sentence, Grants Bail In Dual PAN Card Fraud Case

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam have got a big relief in the alleged dual PAN card fraud case on Thursday after the Allahabad High Court suspended their sentence and ordered their release on bail. A single bench of Justice Samit Gopal granted bail to the convicted leaders and suspended their sentences.

The two leaders had approached the Allahabad High Court with a criminal revision petition after the trial court found them guilty and subsequently convicted them in connection with the use of two PAN cards. The High Court had reserved the verdict after hearings on October 15.

Senior Supreme Court advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, NI Jafri, and advocate Shashwat Anand argued on behalf of Azam Khan. Senior advocate and Additional Advocate General Anoop Trivedi and Additional Government Advocate Paritosh Kumar Malviya appeared on behalf of the state government.

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Meanwhile, a separate criminal revision petition in this case has been filed by the state government, seeking to increase the sentences of Azam Khan and Abdullah Azam Khan to life imprisonment.

In November 2025, the MP-MLA magistrate court convicted both the leaders in connection with the use of two PAN cards. Both the leaders were sentenced to seven years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000. In May this year, the prosecution filed a plea seeking enhancement of punishment in the Additional District and Sessions Court.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar increased the former Samajwadi Party MP's sentence to 10 years but retained Abdullah's punishment.

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The fine imposed on him was also raised to Rs 3.5 lakh. Abdullah's punishment was retained but the fine was raised to Rs 3.5 lakh. The case, according to the prosecution, dates back to Dec 2019. BJP MLA Akash Saxena had filed a complaint against the father-son duo alleging irregularities related to the possession and use of two PAN cards.