Jharkhand HC refuses to extend Lalu Prasad Yadav’s bail

In June, the RJD supremo, who has been convicted in four cases of the multi-crore rupees fodder scam, underwent fistula surgery at the Mumbai hospital.

Fodder scam case: Jharkhand HC rejects Lalu Prasad's bail plea, orders him to surrender by August 30

RJD chief Lalu Prasad. (Express Photo by Prashant Ravi/File)

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday cancelled the provisional bail granted to RJD chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, convicted in the four fodder scam-related cases, and asked him to surrender before the court by August 30.

The court had granted six-week provisional bail to Lalu on medical grounds on May 11 and had granted two further extensions till August 17.

On Friday, a single-judge bench of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh extended the bail period till August 30 and asked the petitioner to surrender before the court after this.

Story continues below this ad

Read | This is why Nitish Kumar won’t call Lalu Prasad Yadav to inquire about his health anymore

Lalu’s counsel Prabhat Kumar said: “We had sought a three-month extension of the provisional bail this month. Currently, our client is undergoing treatment at Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai. Any further legal course of action would be decided after we read the copy of the order.”

The application seeking three-month extension to the bail was filed on August 9. The hearing was listed for August 17, but later posted for Friday.

Lalu has been sentenced to varying period of jail in four fodder scam-related cases.

Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram

Tags:
Lalu Prasad Yadav