New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce the order on the cancellation of bail granted to former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Member of Parliament Mohammad Shahabuddin on Friday. The latter is facing criminal charges in around 50 cases.
Earlier in the day, senior advocate Prashant Bhushan, who has filed one of the petitions, argued before the apex court that Shahabuddin did not follow any rules and walked out of jail on his own will.
"The jail authorities were terrified of him. Bhushan sought cancellation of bail of Shahabuddin on the ground that if he be enlarged on bail, then the life of the last witness, who was to testify in a case, would be in danger," Bhushan said.
A division bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh and Justice Amitav Roy, said, "We will pronounce the order tomorrow."
The argument, which was inconclusive yesterday in the apex court, will continue today, where a victim's lawyer and the Bihar government have pleaded to the division bench to cancel his bail.
Bhushan had earlier on Monday told the apex court that there were 45 cases against Shahabuddin, out of which nine are related to murder and ten are related to convictions.
The top court had on September 19 issued a notice to Shahabuddin while hearing pleas of the Bihar Government and Chandrakeshwar Prasad against the bail granted to him.
The Bihar Government had earlier filed an appeal before the apex court, challenging the Patna High Court's order of granting bail to Shahabuddin.
The petition has been filed by Bhushan on behalf of the victim's family, which was upset to see Shahabuddin walk free.
Shahabuddin, who had been in jail for more than 10 years in connection with multiple cases, was granted bail by the Patna High Court on September 7 in connection with the murder of a man who witnessed the killing of two brothers in Siwan.
Shahabuddin's release from jail evoked widespread criticism of the grand alliance in the state with the opposition accusing the government of paving way for his release by not opposing the bail strongly in the court.
