Lalu Prasad Yadav's Bail Plea Hearing Postponed By A Week

The bail prayer in the Dumka treasury case was postponed for April 16 by Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh after the CBI sought time to file its reply on the matter.

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday deferred by a week the hearing in bail petition of jailed former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in a fodder scam case. The bail prayer in the Dumka treasury case was postponed for April 16 by Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh after the CBI sought time to file its reply on the matter. Lalu Prasad Yadav's lawyer, Kapil Sibal appearing through video-conferencing, argued that the central probe agency was deliberately delaying the matter as it wanted to keep his client in the jail "due to political reasons." Accepting CBI counsel plea for more time, the court directed it to submit its counter-affidavit on the matter in the next three days and put the matter for hearing on April 16.