Patna: MP/MLA court judge Parshuram Singh Yadav on Saturday acquitted Congress MP Mohammad Asrarul Haque Kazmi for lack of evidence in a criminal case. This is the second judgement of a special court after its constitution in Patna, The then circle officer of Kishanganj circle, Satyendra Kumar Sahay, had lodged an FIR against Asrarul Haque Kazmi with Kishanganj police station during Lok Sabha polls on April 14, 2014.

Kishanganj police had registered an FIR against Qazmi under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code and 127 A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

According to the FIR, on April 15, 2014, a handbill with the face of the Congress candidate was distributed among voters in Kishanganj area. The handbill had no sign of the publisher's name. Election Commission of India guidelines say candidates cannot publish any election poster or handbill without having the name and address of the printer. Haque was a Congress candidate during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Kishanganj police had filed a charge-sheet against the Congress MP on April 29, 2014. The case was pending in the court of chief judicial magistrate Kishanganj. On the Supreme Court's directive the case was transferred from Kishanganj to Patna and the Patna special court received the files of the case on April 10, 2018.

Popularly as Maulana Asrarul Haque, the Kishanganj MP has represented the constituency since 2009 and is a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. He has played a role in establishing the Aligarh Muslim University in Kishanganj and is a strong critic of the BJP.