THE High Court in Suva has fixed October 30 to hear self-employed businessman Imran Khan’s application to be released from prison on bail pending the determination of his substantive appeal.
The matter was called on September 29 before Justice Pita Bulamainaivalu, when the defence confirmed filing Khan’s application for bail pending appeal.
Khan was sentenced on June 30 by Magistrate Yogesh Prasad to four years and three months’ imprisonment for possessing 4.1364 grams of methamphetamine, which police found concealed in a modified water bottle inside his vehicle on February 7, 2023.
His appeal contains 30 grounds, challenging trial fairness, prosecution evidence regarding vehicle ownership, the refusal to reopen the defence case, and the severity of his sentence.
