New Delhi: Supreme Court agreed to take up on Friday the bail plea of Aziz Ahmed Mohammad Shaikh, who is convicted for 5 years under TADA. Court assures that there won’t be any discrimination in dealing with the Mumbai bomb blasts accused.     

A three-member bench headed by Justice B N Aggarwal gave the assurance after Ahmed’s counsel fighting Sanjay Dutt’s case appealed that no discrimination can be showed in granting bail to accused persons.

The apex court had earlier decided to take up on Friday Sanjay Dutt’s bail plea for an early hearing. The counsel stated that Aziz Ahmed was the first person to file a bail plea in the apex court after special judge Justice P D Kode commenced process of convicting the various accused persons.