HC extends bail period of Lalu Prasad till Aug 20
Team Udayavani, Aug 10, 2018, 2:31 PM IST
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court today extended the provisional bail period of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, convicted in four fodder scam cases, till August 20 on medical grounds. The period was extended by Justice Apresh Kumar Singh. “We have prayed for the extension of the bail period for three more months on medical grounds,” Prasad’s counsel Prabhat Kumar told PTI.
The high court had on May 11 granted six weeks provisional bail to Prasad and again extended it till August 14, Chitaranjan Sinha, another counsel for the RJD chief, said. Prasad is currently being treated at the Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai, Sinha said. He has been convicted in four cases of the multi-crore fodder scam.
The cases relate to illegal withdrawal of money from government treasuries in different districts for the the animal husbandry department in undivided Bihar in the 1990s when the RJD was in power in the state. On September 30, 2013, he was convicted in the first fodder scam case related to the Chaibasa Treasury.
The former Bihar chief minister was again convicted in another case related to the Chaibasa Treasury on January 24, 2018. On February 23 and March 19, he was convicted in cases related to the Deoghar Treasury and the Dumka Treasury respectively.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Court directs police to register case against Thiruvananthapuram Mayor, MLA in Kerala
ED recovers Rs 20-30 crore cash from domestic help ‘linked’ to Jharkhand minister’s secretary
ISRO developing semi-cryogenic engine working on liquid oxygen kerosene
Indian Coast Guard detains Iranian fishing vessel with 6 Indian crew
Facing criticism over ‘poll stunt’ remark, Channi questions Centre on Pulwama terror attack probe
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Gusty winds, hail storms witnessed in parts of Bengaluru
India-born USA spinner Nisarg Patel can’t wait to play against Virat Kohli in T20 World Cup
Maldives urges Indians to ‘be a part’ of its tourism, says country’s economy ‘depends’ on it
Bantwal: Dog rescued from abandoned well
Court remands Revanna’s aide to 8-day police custody in woman abduction case