The Supreme Court of India refused to quash the CBI FIR against Lalu Prasad Yadav in the land-for-jobs case but granted an exemption from personal appearance. The apex court has also allowed Lalu to raise the Section 17A defence during the trial

A bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh granted the 77-year-old former Bihar chief minister exemption from appearing before the trial court during the proceedings