2009 case: Jharkhand dy CM Hemant Soren gets bail

Jharkhand deputy chief minister Hemant Soren was on Monday granted bail after he surrendered before a local court in connection with a model code of conduct case.

Jharkhand deputy chief minister Hemant Soren was on Monday granted bail after he surrendered before a local court in connection with a model code of conduct case.

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Soren surrendered before the court of chief judicial magistrate Balmukund Rai and moved for bail, which was granted immediately.

The case pertained to a model code of conduct case slapped against him under the Representation of People's Act during the 2009 assembly elections.

He was accused of putting his JMM party flag on a building.