LALU PRASAD @ LALU PRASAD YADAV vs STATE OF JHARKHAND

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's petition for transferring the case R.C. No. 20(A)/1996, which involved serious allegations of corruption under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 477, 477A, 201, 511 IPC and Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(c) and (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The Court found no merit in the appellant's claim of apprehension of bias, emphasizing the importance of concluding the long-pending trial. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the trial court's jurisdiction to proceed with the case.