Lalu Prasad Yadav Granted Bail By High Court In Rs 139 Crore Fodder Scam Case
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73-year-old Lalu Prasad Yadav is in custody following his conviction and sentencing by a CBI court in February in a fodder scam case involving embezzlement of over Rs 139 crore from Doranda treasury.
Jharkhand High Court today granted bail to Rashtriya Janata Jal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the 139 crore Doranda Treasury scam case in which a CBI special court had sentenced him to five years in prison.
73-year-old Lalu Prasad Yadav is in custody following his conviction and sentencing by a CBI court in February in a fodder scam case involving embezzlement of over Rs 139 crore from Doranda treasury.
"The Jharkhand High court has accepted our petition for suspension of the sentence and has granted bail. We had pleaded that he has served half of his five-year sentence in this case. Prasad has already served 41 months in jail ...We had submitted the trial court's certified copy. The court has granted bail," Prabhat Kumar, counsel of Lalu Prasad told news agency PTI.
The high court order is expected to be communicated to the lower court by Tuesday and we will submit the bail bond and obtain release order, Mr Kumar said.
