Lallu’s bail plea hearing on June 16

Lucknow: The high court on Friday asked the state counsel to seek instructions from the state government on bail plea of jailed UP Congress chief Ajai Kumar Lallu and anticipatory bail plea of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s aide Sandeep Singh.

While Justice A R Masoodi heard Lallu’s bail plea and fixed June 16 as the next date of hearing, Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan directed the state lawyer to obtain detailed instructions by June 17 on Sandeep Singh’s anticipatory bail plea.

In case of Lallu, SC advocate Abhisekh Manu Singhvi assisted by Satyendra Singh addressed the court through video conferencing, while advocate J N Mathur assisted by Nadeem Murtaza argued for Sandeep in open court hearing.