HC stayed murder conviction of man wanting BJP ticket?

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The news report shared in the Reel is authentic. According to PTI, Nandlal Rai was accused of murdering Pramod Kumar Nigam over a minor dispute. As reported by Hindustan Times, Rai was convicted by a Varanasi sessions court in 2025, but the Allahabad High Court stayed the conviction pending his appeal so he could maintain his livelihood. His counsel argued that he was a BJP worker who wished to contest the 2027 elections.

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Allahabad High Court suspends conviction of murder convict who wishes to contest election on BJP ticket #india #reality #bjp #Opposition #trendingnow

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Convicted: “A division bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi passed the order on a criminal appeal filed by Nandlal Rai alias Babloo Rai, who was convicted by a Varanasi sessions court in 2025 in connection with the murder case registered at Sigra police station in 2017.” Hindustan Times, 2026-10-19

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The Allahabad High Court suspended the conviction of a murder convict who expressed a desire to contest elections on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket.“The Allahabad High Court recently stayed the conviction and life sentence of a murder convict who said he wishes to contest the 2027 assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh as an independent candidate or possibly on the ticket…”Barandbench

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The High Court reasoned that a common person's right to livelihood is as important as a politician's right to contest elections, citing Supreme Court precedent on staying convictions.

What each side says

Allahabad High CourtThe court stated that the conviction and sentence deserved to be stayed during the pending appeal to protect the right to livelihood and enable survival until the final verdict. India Today