SC to hear plea for Shahabuddin's transfer to Tihar jail

The Supreme Court will today hear a plea for transferring RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin from Siwan district jail to Tihar Central Jail and his trial in Delhi. A bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Amitava Roy yesterday agreed to hear the plea.

sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The plea was filed by the victims' families alleging that free and fair trial against Shahabuddin was not possible if he remained in a jail in Bihar. The petitioners alleged that witnesses would not be able to depose against the controversial leader with his goons threatening them. Shahabuddin is facing trial in 45 criminal cases.