Supreme Court of India

Lalu Prasad @ Lalu Prasad Yadav v. State of Jharkhand

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Reported as [2013] 8 S.C.R. 163
Bench P. Sathasivam J.
Decided 13 August 2013

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above conclusion, without expressing any opinion on the maintainability, the application for intervention is dismissed.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Criminal trial - Fodder scam - Prosecution initiated in 1997 - After prolonged trial, the matter reached final stage, namely, pronouncement of the decision - Petition filed by appellant at this stage for transfer of the case from the Court of Special Judge IV, CBI (AHO) to any other court of competent jurisdiction on the apprehension that a fair and impartial trial cannot be done by the aforesaid court - Dismissed by High Court - Justification - Held: Claim of appellant for transfer of the entire case from the file of the Special Judge to any other competent court cannot be entertained -

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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