The Supreme Court has directed suspended Rashtriya Jananta Dal MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused in a rape case, to surrender before a trial court in Bihar by tomorrow, after suspending a Patna High Court order granting bail to him.<br/><br/>A bench, comprising justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana also directed the trial court to record the statement of the minor rape survivor within two weeks, asking Yadav not to interfere in the matter in any manner.<br/><br/>The bench posted the matter for November 23. The apex court had on October 18 directed the trial court not to record the testimony of the victim till October 24 after the state government submitted that she felt threatened due to the accused being out on bail. Yadav had allegedly raped the minor girl at his residence in Biharsharif on February 6 this year.

The Supreme Court has directed suspended Rashtriya Jananta Dal MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused in a rape case, to surrender before a trial court in Bihar by tomorrow, after suspending a Patna High Court order granting bail to him.<br/><br/>A bench, comprising justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana also directed the trial court to record the statement of the minor rape survivor within two weeks, asking Yadav not to interfere in the matter in any manner.<br/><br/>The bench posted the matter for November 23. The apex court had on October 18 directed the trial court not to record the testimony of the victim till October 24 after the state government submitted that she felt threatened due to the accused being out on bail. Yadav had allegedly raped the minor girl at his residence in Biharsharif on February 6 this year.