Supreme Court Allows Lalu Prasad to Challenge Investigation Sanction in Land-for-Jobs Scam
SC allows Lalu Prasad to raise plea of prior sanction during trial
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On April 13, 2026, the Supreme Court of India permitted Lalu Prasad (chief of the Rashtriya Janata Dal) to raise a plea regarding the lack of prior sanction for the investigation into the land-for-jobs scam case. However, the court did not grant interim relief to stay the trial but allowed him to avoid personal appearance.
- 01The Supreme Court allowed Lalu Prasad to raise a plea regarding prior sanction during his trial.
- 02The plea pertains to the Central Bureau of Investigation's probe into the land-for-jobs scam.
- 03The court did not grant a stay on the trial proceedings.
- 04Lalu Prasad is protected from appearing in person during the trial.
- 05The legal issues will be based on the facts of the case and handled by his lawyers.
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On April 13, 2026, the Supreme Court of India ruled in favor of Lalu Prasad, the chief of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and former Railway Minister, allowing him to raise the plea of lack of prior sanction in the ongoing trial related to the land-for-jobs scam investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The court, led by Justice M.M. Sundresh, did not provide interim relief to stay the trial but granted protection for Mr. Prasad from appearing in person. The court noted that the necessity of Section 17A, which pertains to prior sanction, will be determined based on the case's facts, leaving it to Mr. Prasad's legal team to present this as part of their defense during trial proceedings.
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This ruling allows Lalu Prasad to challenge the investigation's validity, which could affect the legal proceedings and public perception of the case.
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