Surajbhan challenges life term in Patna HC

Patna, Jul 3: LJP MP from Balia Suraj Singh alias Surajbhan Singh challenged before Patna High Court his conviction for life term in a murder case by a fast track court of Begusarai on June 25.

A division bench of the court, Comprising Justices Shiv Kirti Singh and Abhijit Sinha, admitted Singh's petition for hearing, challenging the life term awarded to him by the Begusarai fast track court.

The bench also ordered for transfer of the records related to the case from the Begusarai court to the Patna High Court.

Earlier, the LJP MP and two others were awarded life term by the fast track court in connection with the murder of a farmer Rami Singh, a resident of Madhurapur in Begusarai district.

UNI