Court defers Lalu Prasad’s bail hearing in fodder scam case by six weeks
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The former Bihar CM sought time to answer a supplementary affidavit filed by the CBI.
The Jharkhand High Court on Friday deferred RJD boss Lalu Prasad’s bail plea hearing in a fodder scam case by six weeks, in conserving with the request of his lawyer.
The case pertains to fraudulent withdrawal of over ₹3.13 crore from Dumka treasury, when Prasad was the Chief Minister of undivided Bihar.
Devarshi Mandal, Prasad’s counsel, stated he wanted six weeks to answer a supplementary affidavit filed by the CBI on Thursday, and collate verified paperwork on the RJD chief’s judicial custody.
The CBI counsel, too, agreed to the proposal.
The central investigation company had on Thursday filed a supplementary affidavit in the court docket, contending that Prasad has violated jail handbook norms.
The CBI additionally stated that his well being situation was secure now, and he needs to be discharged from Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi and despatched to Birsa Munda jail to serve his sentence.
The former Bihar CM has secured bail in three different instances associated to the ₹950-crore scam.
On March 24, 2018, a particular CBI court docket had sentenced the previous Bihar CM to 14 years’ rigorous imprisonment in the Dumka treasury case.
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