Overview

• Mishri Lal Yadav, BJP MLA from Alinagar, was taken into custody by a Darbhanga court during a hearing on his appeal against a three-month jail sentence for a 2019 assault case.
• The special MP/MLA court had convicted Yadav and his associate Suresh Yadav in February 2025 under Section 323 IPC for attacking Umesh Mishra in January 2019.
• The court found the two guilty of voluntarily causing hurt and sentenced them to three months imprisonment along with a ₹500 fine each.
• Yadav has described the legal action as politically motivated, but he stated he would abide by the court's orders.
• The case highlights systemic delays, as the chargesheet was filed in October 2019, with the court taking cognisance in April 2020.