Anant Singh was acquitted by Patna High Court in the arms act case.

Anant Singh was acquitted by Patna High Court in the arms act case.

Patna, August 14: Anant Singh, the former Bahubali MLA of RJD was acquitted by the Patna High Court in a high-profile arms act case on Wednesday.

He was booked after Patna police recovered an AK 47 assault rifle, cartridges, and two hand grenades from his ancestral house in Barh. Additionally, an INSAS rifle, magazines and a bulletproof jacket were allegedly recovered from his Mall Road residence in Patna on June 20, 2015, as well.

The court presided over by Justice Chandra Shekhar Jha has acquitted him due to lack of sufficient evidence.

Senior advocate PN Shahi represented Anant Singh in the case while Ajay Kumar Mishra argued in the court on behalf of the government.

After the order of the Patna High Court, the path has been cleared for Singh’s release from jail, although, the exact timing of his release remains unclear.

Anant Singh has been a prominent political figure in Bihar, serving as an MLA from the Mokama assembly seat multiple times, representing various parties including an independent, JD (U) and RJD candidate. After being convicted by the MP-MLA court in the Arms Act, his wife Neelam Devi won the by-election on RJD’s symbol.

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However, in January this year, when Chief Minister Nitish Kumar left the Grand Alliance and formed the government with the NDA, Neelam Devi also shifted her allegiance during the trust vote.

During the Lok Sabha elections, Anant Singh was granted parole for 2 weeks. The opposition had accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of taking advantage of Anant Singh’s strongman image in the Munger Lok Sabha constituency. Although he did not campaign for JD (U) candidate Lalan Singh during the election, he openly talked about supporting him. Lalan Singh ultimately won the election and now he is a union minister.

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Before returning to jail, Anant Singh had expressed confidence that he would be released permanently within a and a half months.

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