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JDU MLA Anant Singh from Mokama, Bihar has got a big relief from the court in a case related to a video and Arms Act that went viral on social media. The special MP-MLA court of Gopalganj district has stayed the arrest of Mokama MLA Anant Singh with immediate effect. The court will now hold the next hearing in this case on May 30, 2026, on which day the final decision on the anticipatory bail of the MLA can come.
Know what is the whole matter and why FIR was registered?
This entire controversy started in the beginning of this month from Semraon village under Mirganj police station area of Gopalganj district.
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MLAs had reached the Janeu programme: On May 2 and 3, MLA Anant Singh had come to attend a sacred thread program organized at the house of his acquaintance and Bhojpuri singer Gunjan Singh.
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Video of weapon demonstration goes viral: A video during this program quickly went viral on social media. In the video, not only money was being looted during the dance of a female dancer, but some people were also seen dancing with the dancer openly carrying modern weapons (rifles/pistols) in their hands.
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Case registered against 9 people: Mirganj police station took action after the video went viral on social media and the presence of MLA Anant Singh was claimed in it. The police had registered a named FIR under the Arms Act against a total of 9 people including MLA Anant Singh, Bhojpuri singer Gunjan Singh.
Did not appear on police notice
After registering the FIR, Gopalganj police proceeded with the investigation of the case. For ballistic test of the weapons seen in the video and verification of their license, the police had issued a legal notice to MLA Anant Singh to appear with the relevant documents and weapons by May 15. However, neither the MLA nor his supporters appeared before the police within this stipulated time limit. Since then the sword of arrest was hanging over the MLA.
Court Room Live: Lawyer declares ‘innocent’ in plea
Important hearing of this case on Monday, ADJ III of Gopalganj cum Judge of MP-MLA Court. Rajendra Kumar Pandey Held in the court of.
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High Court lawyer advocated: Patna High Court senior advocate Naresh Dixit had reached Gopalganj court to plead on behalf of Anant Singh.
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Request for anticipatory bail: During the hearing, advocate Naresh Dixit argued that the MLA is completely innocent and he has nothing to do directly with this arms display. He strongly demanded from the court to grant anticipatory bail to the MLA and stop the police arrest.
The decision was reserved earlier: Earlier, during the hearing held on Wednesday, Judge Rajendra Kumar Pandey, after hearing the arguments of both the parties, had reserved his decision on the anticipatory bail plea of MLA Anant Singh and did not give any immediate relief. But on Monday, the court took a soft stance and put an interim stay on the arrest of the MLA.
Events of Anant Singh case (Timeline)
After the interim stay on the arrest, MLA Anant Singh and his supporters heaved a sigh of relief. Now all eyes are on the next hearing to be held on May 30 whether the court grants him regular anticipatory bail or not.
