Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday granted regular bail to BJP MLA Prashant Jagdev who was arrested on May 26 for allegedly toppling an EVM and manhandling two polling personnel in a booth while the voting process was in progress.
On June 7, Additional District Judge-I granted interim bail to Jagdev for three days from June 9 to June 12. The lower court had asked him to surrender before the court on June 12.
Hearing the bail petition of Jagdev, the Orissa High Court granted him bail while reserving the lower court’s conditions.
It is pertinent to note that police arrested Jagdev for toppling an EVM and manhandling two polling personnel in booth no 114 of Kaunripatana under Bolagarh block under Bengunia Assembly constituency while the voting process was in progress on May 25.
Based on the complaint filed by the presiding officer, police arrested and sent him to jail.
