Court turns down Laloo’s bail plea

The designated court has already referred Yadav’s earlier petition to the Patna HC for right of compulsory bail in this particular case. The judge referred the case to HC court under section 395 of CrPC.

Yadav in his petition has alleged that the CBI has filed the charge-sheet in the case without “obtaining sanction from the Governor”.

“Since the cognisance of the charge-sheet cannot be taken in the absence of the sanction, I should have the privilege of compulsory bail as the mandatory period of my remand in judicial custody has already expired,” Yadav argued. CBI filed the charge-sheet one day before expiry of the mandatory period of 90 days of judicial remand. The petition is likely to come up for hearing in the HC in a couple of days.