The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay trial court proceedings against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the land-for-jobs scam case.
The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice N Kotiswar Singh passed the order on a plea challenging the May 29 verdict of the Delhi High Court.
Yadav had approached the High Court seeking to quash the First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation against him in 2022.
On May 29, the High Court sought the response of CBI on Yadav’s petition, however, it found no compelling reasons to stay the proceedings before the trial court.
This prompted the former Bihar Chief Minister to move the Apex Court seeking stay on trial court proceedings during the pendency of his plea.
After hearing brief arguments, the Bench directed the High Court to decide on the main petition seeking quashing of the CBI case.
It further exempted Yadav from personal appearance before the trial court.
The RJD chief moved the Apex Court on the grounds that trial could not proceed without mandatory sanction under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act.
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