A hearing was held in the Jharkhand High Court on the criminal appeal challenging the conviction of former Ramgarh MLA Mamta Devi in two separate cases of shell firing. During the hearing, the court granted bail to Mamta Devi in the Hazaribagh case while the date of March 31 has been fixed for the hearing in the Ramgarh case.
The hearing was held in the court of High Court Judge Justice Navneet Kumar on Mamta Devi's petition. Advocate Bhola Nath Ojha presented the case on behalf of the state government.
Former MLA Mamta Devi has been sentenced by Ramgarh Civil Court and Hazaribagh Civil Court in two different cases. In one case, on 13 December 2022, he was sentenced to 5 years. In the second case, on January 4, 2023, the special court of Hazaribagh sentenced Mamta Devi and BJP leader Rajeev Jaiswal to 2-2 years in the fourth case of Gola firing. Challenging both these sentences, an appeal has been filed in the High Court on behalf of Mamta Devi.
An appeal has been filed in the hope of reducing the sentence. Today's hearing was held in the court of High Court Judge Justice Navneet Kumar. Advocate Bhola Nath Ojha presented the state government's side. Until the verdict in the Ramgarh case comes, Mamta Devi will remain in jail. On December 13, 2022, 13 accused including Mamta Devi were sentenced to five years each in Rajrappa police station case number 79/2016. In the second case, on January 4, 2023, the special court of Hazaribagh sentenced Mamta Devi and BJP leader Rajeev Jaiswal to 2-2 years in the fourth case of Gola firing.