Updated Feb 19, 2021 | 17:14 IST
The Jharkhand High Court on February 12 deferred its hearing on the bail plea of Lalu Prasad Yadav in the fodder scam-related Dumka Treasury case to February 19. Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav | Photo Credit: PTI
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected the bail plea of former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with the Dumka treasury case and asked him to file a fresh petition in two months.
The high court was hearing the bail plea of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and accused in the treasury case Lalu Prasad Yadav in the fourth fodder scam case related to the excess withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from the Dumka Treasury.
RANCHI: The Jharkhand high court on Friday rejected Lalu Prasad s bail application in a fodder scam case, dashing the RJD president s chance of immediate release from jail.
Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh turned down Prasad s bail request in the Dumka treasury case, an offshoot of the multi- crore rupees fodder scam.
The court said since the RJD supremo has to serve two more months in jail to complete half of the tenure of his total sentence in the case, the bail plea is not granted and asked him to file a fresh application after two months.
Prasad has already acquired bail in three out of the four cases of the fodder scam in which he has been convicted and acceptance of his request in the case related to illegal withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from the Dumka treasury could have helped him come out of the jail.
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Lalu Prasad is currently admitted at AIIMS, New Delhi undergoing treatment for multiple ailments.
Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad will remain in jail as the Jharkhand High Court rejected his bail plea in the Dumka treasury case on Friday.
The court said since the RJD supremo has to serve two more months in jail to complete half of the tenure of his total sentence in the case, the bail plea is not granted and asked him to file a fresh application after two months.
Lalu has already acquired bail in three out of the four cases of the fodder scam in which he has been convicted and acceptance of his request in the case related to illegal withdrawal of Rs 3. 13 crore from the Dumka treasury could have helped him come out of the jail.
RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav has sent 50,000 postcards to President Ram Nath Kovind requesting him to order the release his father and former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav on humanitarian grounds. Tej Pratap is Lalu s elder son.