New Delhi: The Supreme Court pronounced the order on the plea to cancel the bail granted to former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Member of Parliament Mohammad Shahabuddin on Friday. The latter is facing criminal charges in around 50 cases.
Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan, who has filed one of the petitions, on Thursday argued before the apex court that Shahabuddin did not follow any rules and walked out of jail at will.
The bail was also challenged by Chandrakeshwar Prasad, whose three sons, including Rajiv Roshan were allegedly murdered by Shahabuddin.
The top court had on September 19 issued a notice to Shahabuddin while hearing plea of the Bihar Government and Chandrakeshwar Prasad against the bail granted to him.
The Bihar Government had earlier filed an appeal before the apex court challenging the Patna High Court's order of granting bail to Shahabuddin.
The petition was filed by Bhushan on behalf of the victim's family, which was upset to see Shahabuddin walk free.
Shahabuddin came into the political limelight while at college in the 1980s; he came to be known for his daredevil fighting and his opposition to the growing reach of the Communist Party of India and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The first criminal case against Shahabuddin was filed in 1986. Since then, Shahabuddin has accumulated an extensive criminal record, primarily in the Hussain Ganj police station at Siwan, where he is listed as a history-sheeter type A. Type A is taken to indicate criminals who are beyond reform.
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