Supreme Court of India · 2003-08-26
Lalu Prasad @ Lalu Prasad Yadav vs State Through C.B.I. (A.H.D.) Ranchi, ...
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Lalu Prasad @ Lalu Prasad Yadav
- Respondent
- State Through C.B.I. (A.H.D.) Ranchi, ...
- Author
- S. N. Variava
- Bench
- S. N. Variava, P. Venkatarama Reddi, Ashok Bhan
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants, including former Chief Ministers of Bihar, sought the transfer and amalgamation of multiple trials pending before various Special Courts in Jharkhand under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The core legal issue pertained to whether several related cases involving charges of conspiracy and fraud against the government exchequer could be consolidated to avoid multiplicity of proceedings. The Court addressed the procedural requests for transfer and the amalgamation of trials arising from CBI investigations.