In an appeal filed by the former MP and his associate, they urged the High Court to stay the operation and the effect of the judgment and release them on bail.
While granting bail to former MP Dhananjay Singh in connection with a kidnapping and extortion case (of a Namami Gange project manager), the Allahabad High Court took a strong stance on the issue.
PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad High Court on Saturday granted bail to former MP Dhananjay Singh but refused his plea to suspend or stay a seven-year impriso.
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Former MP Dhananjay Singh has been granted bail by the Allahabad High Court, but his plea to suspend or stay a seven-year imprisonment sentence in a 2020 kidnapping and extortion case has been refused. Singh will be released on bail but cannot contest the election. His wife, Srikala Reddy, is contesting elections from the Jaunpur constituency on the Bahujan Samaj Party ticket.