The Supreme Court of India on Friday granted bail to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) founder Lalu Prasad Yadav who was convicted in the fodder scam case.
After serving his sentence for two months and 10 days since his conviction by a special CBI court, the apex court approved his bail plea.
The former Bihar Chief Minister was represented by famous senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, who is also fighting a sexual assault case for self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, in court.
Lalu was sentenced to five years of imprisonment and was issued a fine of ₹25 lakh by a special CBI court in October. Upon his conviction for fraudulently withdrawing ₹37.7 lakh during his tenure as Bihar CM, Lalu was instantly disqualified as Lok Sabha MP owing to a SC ruling in July.
After repeatedly being denied a hearing from a trial court and a High Court, the two-member SC bench headed by Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam agreed to hear his bail plea and sought a response from the CBI on the issue.
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