The prisons department had on Thursday issued an order for the premature release of Amarmani Tripathi, citing the state's 2018 policy on remission, since they have completed 16 years of imprisonment.
The court had earlier reserved the judgment after hearing a detailed argument on a bail application moved by Tripathi.
The application was filed in the court of Special Judicial Magistrate (CBI) R M Yadav, Tripathi's lawyer Vijay Vikram said.
The test is being conducted at the Centre for Forensic and Scientific Laboratory located within the headquarters of the CBI.
The former Uttar Pradesh minister is likely to undergo a lie detector test, Central Bureau of Investigation sources said.
Jailed former Uttar Pradesh minister Amarmani Tripathi, who had managed to sneak out of prison under the pretest of 'illness', was on Monday sent back to jail, police said.
"Tripathi has saved Uttar Pradesh. He has helped in saving the country," Mulayam Singh Yadav said of the accused in the Madhumita Shukla murder case.
The couple could not surrender on Wednesday due to a lawyer's strike.
She said Madhumita had no relationship with the minister.
The Uttarakhand high court on Monday upheld the life imprisonment of former Uttar Pradesh Member of Legislative Assembly Amarmani Tripathi, his wife and two others while sentencing another accused, earlier let off by the lower court, in the poetess Madhumita Shukla murder case.
The Uttarakhand high court on Monday upheld the life imprisonment awarded to former Samajwadi Party Member of Legislative Assembly Amarmani Tripathi, his wife and two others in the murder of poetess Madhumita Shukla.
While a few 'bahubalis' managed wins in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, a majority of them were rejected by the voters. According to the results, many alleged dons-turned-politicians failed to make it to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
A bench of Justices Ashok Bhan and Dalveer Bhandari also ordered that the trial would be held on a day-to-day basis and completed within six months.
The case involves controversial former Uttar Pradesh minister Amarmani Tripathy.
Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Wednesday said the Dehradun court sentencing party member Amarmani Tripathi to life in the Madhumita murder case was not the 'ultimate' decision as he can approach higher courts. "I am simply saying that this is not the ultimate decision. There are many courts left for clarifications as far as Tripathi is concerned and he should be given that opportunity," the party general secretary said.
"We will appeal in the high court against the decision," Vijay Vikram, lawyer of Amarmani, said.
Former Uttar Prasdesh minister Amarmani Tripathi, his wife Madhumani and two others were convicted in the poetess Madhumita Shukla murder case on Wednesday.
This followed a petition filed by the CBI seeking quashing of the bail granted to him in the case.
The wife of former UP minister Amarmani Tripathi was absconding for four months.
The charge sheet names six people, including former Uttar Pradesh minister Amarmani Tripathi, his wife Madhumani Tripathi and nephew Rohit Chaturvedi.
The trial of the case was earlier shifted from Uttar Pradesh to Dehradun on the direction of the apex court.
CBI has alleged that Tripathi and his wife Madhumani allegedly conspired to eliminate her as she was carrying Amarmani's child with whom she had developed an intimate relationship.
Chief Minister Mayawati at a hurriedly convened press conference said the minister was being removed "to prevent the opposition parties from taking political advantage from the case."
Tripathy's lawyer Rakesh Thapliyal said the court allowed the accused, who is lodged in a jail in Dehra Dun, to leave for Lucknow in the custody of a CBI officer and complete oath taking formalities by June 16 and return the next day.
The Central Bureau of Investigation charge sheet has also named three IPS, one IAS officer and several journalists as witnesses.
The SC was hearing a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation seeking the cancellation of the bail granted to her by the Allahabad high court.
The former UP minister is an accused in the murder of poetess Madhumita Shukla.
The DNA of former Uttar Pradesh minister Amarmani Tripathi has matched the dead foetus of slain poetess Madhumita Shukla.
The court said in case of any delay, the state will have to take steps to take Amarmani and his wife Madhumani in custody.
His bail application will be heard on October 6.
The victim's sister has alleged that Madhumita was involved in a relationship with Minister of State for Stamps Amarmani Tripathi.
The defence plea that the accused could be given bail owing to his illness was not tenable, the court said.
Recent media reports have alleged that the DNA of the six-month-old foetus of the slain poetess had matched with that of the former minister's.
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