Former Bahubali MP Dhananjay Singh wife Srikala
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Allahabad High Court has approved the bail of former Jaunpur MP Dhananjay Singh, accused of kidnapping Namami Gange project manager Abhinav Singhal, demanding extortion, abusing and threatening him, but stayed the seven-year sentence given to him by the court in the trial. Has refused. Before this, clouds of crisis are looming over the political future of the MP.
However, BSP has made his wife its candidate from Jaunpur Lok Sabha constituency. Former MP Dhananjay’s advocate Karthikeya Saran said that despite bail, Dhananjay will not be able to contest elections. Because the High Court has granted bail but has not stayed the punishment. It is possible that Dhananjay may approach the Supreme Court regarding suspension of the sentence given by the special court.
Allahabad High Court had reserved its decision on his bail on Thursday after completing the arguments of both the parties. The case was being heard by a single bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh. It is noteworthy that in the kidnapping case, former MP Dhananjay Singh has filed an appeal in the High Court against the seven-year sentence given by the special court of Jaunpur and demanded in the High Court to stay the sentence till the final decision is taken and to release him from jail on bail. Did.