Lucknow, Oct 11 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court has kept in abeyance an order of the special court granting bail to ex-Uttar Pradesh Minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati in a cheating case.

The Uttar Pradesh government had challenged the bail granted to Prajapati by the Special Court for MPs/MLAs on July 30, 2021.

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The Lucknow bench of the high court issued notice to the politician and sought his response on the state government's application seeking cancellation of bail granted to him.

A bench of Justice Rajeev Singh passed the order on October 9 after taking note of the arguments of additional advocate general V K Shahi that the special court granted bail to Prajapati without considering the statements of the witnesses and his criminal history.

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The bench was told that the accused was in jail since July 30, 2021.

Brij Bhuwan Chaube, a director of Prajapati's company, had lodged the FIR with Gomtinagar police station on September 17, 2020, in the case.

It was alleged that by extending threats, Prajapati had got a plot situated in Khargapur transferred to a woman, who had lodged a gang rape case against him in order to settle the case. PTI CORR ABN

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