Fodder Scam Case: Jharkhand HC Gants Bail to Lalu Yadav

Fodder Scam Case: Jharkhand HC Gants Bail to Lalu Yadav

The Jharkhand high court on Friday granted bail to jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in one of the fodder scam cases on the ground that he had completed half of the five-year sentence in said case.

The court’s order, however, doesn’t pave the way for the release of the former Bihar chief minister from jail as he has been serving term in another fodder scam case in which he was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Yadav has been undergoing treatment in custody at Ranchi’s Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) for over two years

The bench of justice Aparesh Kumar Singh granted bail to him on the condition that he would furnish two sureties of Rs 50,000 each and deposit Rs 2 lakh of Rs 10 lakh fine amount slapped on him along with the sentence.

The bench, however, sought replies from inspector general (IG), prison, and Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Central Jail (BMCJ) superintendent to furnish details of people who met Yadav in the hospital in the last three months and clarify whether these people had the jail manual.HT