 The Supreme Court of India has upheld the bail order in favour of the accused (Abdul Hamid Birya v/s state).In 2014 Pathan was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly on an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) ticket from Mumbai's Byculla assembly constituency.On 16 March 2016, Pathan was unanimously suspended from the Maharashtra Assembly on charges of disrespecting the country and anti-nationalism for refusing to chant the slogan "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" (Victory for Mother India) when asked to do so in the assembly by Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ram Kadam.