RANCHI: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday deferred the hearing of jailed RJD supremo and former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s bail plea in a Fodder Scam case by six weeks.
Though the court did not fix the exact date of hearing, it is expected that the matter will be taken up for hearing after January 22.
The court of justice Apresh Kumar Singh deferred the hearing on the case after Lalu Prasad Yadav’s lawyer sought time to file reply on CBI’s arguments.
Mr Yadav’s lawyer said that he is yet to receive the certified copy of the punishment awarded by the lower court, adding that he has given an application with the lower court and expects to receive it within the next 10-15 days, after which he will reply to CBI’s allegations.
In the previous hearing, the CBI had opposed the bail plea arguing that Lalu Yadav had not completed half the tenure of his imprisonment.
On Thursday, the CBI had also filed a supplementary affidavit in the court accusing Lalu Yadav of violating the jail manual and seeking the court’s order to send him back to Birsa Munda Central Jail as his health condition is stable.
A special CBI court had awarded a total of 14 years of imprisonment to Mr Yadav in Dumka Treasury case in the fodder scam.
Lalu Yadav has been lodged in jail since December 23, 2017 after he was held guilty in Deoghar Treasury Case in the multi-crore fodder scam.
The RJD supremo has so far got bails in two cases of fodder scam related to Chaibasa Treasury and one related to Deoghar Treasury. Had the HC granted him bail in Dumka Treasury case, he would have been able to walk out of the jail. (AGENCIES)
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