A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Sanjay Karol was hearing a plea by Ansari's son Umar Ansari seeking a direction to transfer his father to any prison outside Uttar Pradesh.
The UP police said on Friday said that an MP/MLA court in Varanasi on Friday sentenced Ansari to the prison term along with a fine of Rs 10,000 and if Ansari fails to pay the fine, he will have to spend an additional two months in jail.