The MP/MLA court on Tuesday granted bail to Independent MP Pappu Yadav in a case dating back to 1995, days after he was arrested by Patna Police from his residence in Bihar’s Purnea district.

Patna SP City Bhanu Pratap Singh said the case was registered under provisions of the old Indian Penal Code, now replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The charges include Sections 419, 420, 468, 448, 506 and 120B, linked to the Gardanibagh police station.

Yadav, whose real name is Rajesh Ranjan, was taken into custody late Friday following a warrant issued by the MP/MLA court. High drama unfolded at his Patna residence in the Mandiri locality as supporters gathered and argued with police personnel. The MP initially questioned the legality of the warrant, claiming it was meant for property attachment and not arrest, but was later detained.

Advocate Shivnandan Bharti, who appeared in the court for Yadav, said, "He has been taken into judicial custody. However, instead of being sent to jail, it was ordered that he be kept at PMCH for treatment because his health is not good."

Following the court's order, Yadav was taken to PMCH, and then to Beur jail in the state capital for physical counting, from where he would be transported back to PMCH.

The advocate claimed that Yadav had voluntarily offered himself for arrest, but a "false case has been filed against him for obstructing the police's work".