New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar contributed to the free run of RJD leader Shahabuddin even when he was in jail.
A bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Amitav Roy made this observation when senior counsel Dinesh Diwedi, appearing for Bihar submitted that while in jail Shahabuddin kept on committing crimes and no evidence was available for his prosecution. He said going to jail or remaining in jail hardly made any difference to him and this showed the influence he had.
Intervening, the Bench told the counsel that it was because the government had shown indulgence and counsel agreed that the contributory factor to some extent cannot be overruled.
Counsel Prashant Bhushan for petitioner Chandrakehswar Prasad seeking cancellation of Shahabuddin’s bail said all three sons of the petitioner were brutally murdered at the alleged instance of Shahabuddin. He was involved in as many as 58 cases, that includes nine murders. Mr Bhushan said every day Shahabuddin poses serious threat to witnesses.
