High Court Relief For Congress Candidate Ahead Of Nandigram Bypoll
The Calcutta High Court granted interim bail to Milan Pradhan, a Congress candidate for the Nandigram bypoll, allowing him to campaign despite pending criminal cases from 2007. The cases relate to the anti-land acquisition movement in the region.
Why it matters
The ruling impacts the electoral process in a high-profile constituency and highlights the intersection of historical legal cases and current political activity.
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to arrested Nandigram bypoll candidate of the Congress, Milan Pradhan, in six criminal cases lodged in 2007.The court granted the Congress candidate relief till October 20, allowing him to campaign for the October 6 bypoll to the Nandigram Assembly seat, vacated by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who has opted to retain Bhabanipur, which he had also won in the state polls earlier this year.Granting the interim relief, Justice Tirthankar Ghosh directed Pradhan to surrender before the trial court on October 21.
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