Taking into account the misuse of cell phones by Rashtriay Janata Dal leader Pappu Yadav in Beur jail, the Supreme Court in principle on Tuesday decided that mobile phone jammers should be installed in all jails across the country.
The court asked Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Reliance to inform it by next Tuesday as to how this facility could be installed in central jails, to start with, for preventing "highly influential persons and powerful personalities from misusing mobile phones while being lodged in jail".
The apex court said it will hear on January 11 the appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation challenging the Patna High Court order granting bail to Yadav in the Ajit Sarkar murder case.
The Supreme Court had stayed the High Court order and sent back Yadav to jail earlier.
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