New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- In a major legal set-back to Bihar's controversial "Bahubali" politician, the Supreme Court of India on Friday cancelled the bail granted to Mokama MLA Anant Kumar Singh in the murder case of rival strongman Dularchand Yadav.

A division bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PV Varale directed Anant Singh to surrender before authorities on or before December 1. The top court observed that the Patna High Court committed an error by granting him bail without weighing the grave nature of the offence and his extensive history of criminal antecedents.

The order comes amidst a dramatic political downfall for Singh, who was recently expelled alongside his wife by the ruling Janata Dal (United) for six years due to "anti-party ...