The Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea by Lalu Prasad Yadav seeking to quash the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case in the alleged land-for-jobs case.
A bench of justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh refused to intervene at this stage, granting liberty to Yadav to raise the issue of prior sanction during trial.
The case before the court centred on the applicability of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, which requires prior approval before initiating an investigation into decisions taken by a public servant in discharge of official duties.
The trial court has already framed charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against Yadav and several others, including members of his family.
With the Supreme Court declining to entertain Yadav's plea, the trial in the case will continue, with Yadav now expected to raise his legal objections at the appropriate stage before the trial court.
