Ranchi/Patna: Incarcerated RJD president Lalu Prasad is set to walk out of jail after the Jharkhand high court suspended the remaining duration of his prison sentence in the Dumka treasury fodder scam case, RC 38A/96, on Saturday.
Lalu, currently undergoing treatment at AIIMS in New Delhi under custody, is likely to be released next week after the formal processes are complete.
During the hearing on Saturday, former Union minister and senior advocate Kapil Sibal argued on behalf of Lalu, saying that the RJD president had completed more than half of the maximum sentence of seven years’ rigorous imprisonment in the Dumka treasury case and was entitled to be released.