PATNA, May 20 -- The Patna high court restored Purnea MP Pappu Yadav's security to 'Y+' and directed Bihar's home secretary to restore the cover while setting aside an order dated September 23, 2025, that scaled down his security to 'Y' category. The order passed on May 14 was uploaded on Tuesday.

"Now, the Bihar Government is directed to pass afresh order regarding enhancement of security cover of the petitioner (Yadav), in accordance with law, by inviting threat inputs from the petitioner as well as security agencies and pass a reasoned order," read the order by the bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar.

Maintaining that "the September 23, 2025 order, which is not based on objective material and adherence to fairness, is not sustainable in ...