SC refuses to extend Anant Singh's interim bail, orders him to surrender by Dec 1

The Supreme Court refused to extend Anant Singh's interim bail and ordered his surrender by December 1. The order also gives Bihar Police four months to complete the murder investigation.

In Short

• Interim relief had been granted for Singh to attend a family wedding
• Justices M M Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale heard the cancellation plea
• Bihar Police must complete the murder investigation within four months, says court

In a major setback to expelled JD(U) MLA Anant Singh, the Supreme Court on Friday declined to extend his interim bail and directed him to surrender by December 1 in connection with the Dular Chand Yadav murder case.

Singh had been granted interim bail to attend a family wedding. The court refused to extend the relief and asked him to surrender by the December 1 deadline.

A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale passed the order while hearing a plea seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Singh. The bench also directed the Bihar Police to complete the investigation into the murder case within four months.

The Supreme Court posted the matter for further hearing after four months, giving the investigating agency a timeline to conclude its probe.

Singh was arrested in the case for allegedly orchestrating the killing of Dular Chand Yadav in October last year. The Patna High Court had granted him bail in March this year.

The development comes days after the JD(U) expelled Singh and former MLA Neelam Devi for six years over alleged anti-party activities.

(Developing story. It will be updated soon)

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