The court accepted a petition filed by Singh’s lawyer. The plea requested permission for him to vote because he is an elected MLA and a voter in the assembly. After hearing the case, the court directed jail authorities to take him to the Bihar Assembly under tight police security so he can cast his vote.

Singh is currently lodged in Beur Jail in connection with the Dularchand Yadav murder case. Authorities will bring him to the assembly only for voting and return him to jail immediately after the process.

Bihar will vote for five Rajya Sabha seats on March 16. Political observers say every vote matters, especially in the contest for the fifth seat. Singh’s vote could strengthen the NDA’s chances in the election.

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The hearing took place in a special POCSO court while considering Manish Ranjan’s regular bail plea. He owns the building where Shambhu Girls’ Hostel operates. The case relates to the suspicious death of a NEET aspirant earlier this year.

During the hearing, the court noted that the SIT had already handed over all case documents to the CBI. Yet the agency reportedly took no action for 20 days in the NEET student death case. The judge asked whether officials knew that Manish Ranjan was still in jail and questioned who would take responsibility for the delay.

The court also expressed concern over the slow pace of the investigation. It said agencies must act quickly in sensitive cases involving students.

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The NEET student advocate questions CBI probe again and argued that months have passed without clear action under the POCSO Act. The CBI informed the court that it does not require the accused’s custody at this stage. The agency said it is probing the matter under attempt to murder charges.

Lawyers for the victim strongly opposed the bail plea. They claimed that some evidence was tampered with and important proof was lost.

The court heard arguments from both sides and fixed March 11 as the next date to pass its order.

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Following Patna High Court orders, Reetlal Yadav, Shravan Yadav, Sunil Yadav, and Ranjan Kumar surrendered before the special court. They submitted their bail bonds, and Judge Dhananjay Kumar Mishra granted them regular bail.

Reetlal Yadav will still stay in jail due to another case. The next hearing in the Satyanarayan Sinha murder case is on October 30.

Earlier, a special court had cleared Yadav of charges. But BJP leader Asha Sinha, wife of Satyanarayan Sinha, appealed against that verdict in the High Court. The High Court then reversed the acquittal and ordered all accused to surrender within two weeks.

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The 2022 case began after a raid at Beur Jail, where police claimed to have found phones, cigarettes, and other items. Statements from five witnesses could not prove the charges. His lawyer argued that the case lacked substance, and the court agreed.

Anant Singh, often called a strongman of Bihar politics, has faced multiple cases before. He earlier received bail in the AK-47 case and spent months in jail for a shootout incident. Released last year, he soon prepared to re-enter politics.

Now, Singh has confirmed he will contest the Mokama seat on a JDU ticket. His wife, Neelam Devi, had earlier won the seat on an RJD ticket but later joined the JDU. With this acquittal, Anant Singh’s return to Bihar politics gains fresh momentum ahead of the polls.

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