UP court acquits former BJP MP Jaya Prada in 2019 poll code violation case

Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Reacting to the verdict in the case of violation of Model Code of Conduct, Former MP from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and film actress Jaya Prada said that the court did not find her wrong in any case and that she has been acquitted of all the false charge.

“All the complaints made against me in the case of violation of code of conduct, were found to be false by the court. I have always said that I am not wrong in any case…” said Jaya Prada.

“Today, I have been acquitted of all the false charges. I want to thank everyone. I have always respected the court and its decision…” she added.

Jaya Prada was considered ‘absconding’ in two cases related to the violation of the code of conduct. The decision came after Jaya Prada failed to appear for a court hearing, despite repeated notices and non-bailable warrants against her.

The MP/MLA court in Rampur issued CrPC order 82 for her non-appearance even after issuing a non-bailable warrant (NBW) several times, regarding which Senior Prosecution Officer Amarnath Tiwari said that the 2019 election code of conduct case against Jayaprada was registered in the court of the Special MP/MLA Court, Rampur, in Kemri police station and Swar police station.

MP/MLA Magistrate Court Judge Shobhit Bansal issued NBW to Jaya Prada due to her non-appearance in court on the previous dates.

The report sent by Inspector Ranji Trivedi noted that the accused was protecting herself, and her mobile was switched off. Following this, a demand was made in court to take action under Section 82 CrPC against the accused, Jaya Prada. The order has been made, and the next date has been fixed as March 6.