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Sentencing of Lalu Prasad Yadav in fodder scam deferred till Friday

The sentencing of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in a case of fodder scam was on Thursday deferred, yet again…

Sentencing of Lalu Prasad Yadav in fodder scam deferred till Friday

Lalu Prasad (PHOTO: IANS)

The sentencing of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in a case of fodder scam was on Thursday deferred, yet again by a special CBI court in Ranchi. The quantum of punishment may now be pronounced on Friday.

The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge Shivpal Singh delayed the sentencing of the former Bihar chief minister along with 15 others.

The sentencing was postponed on Wednesday on account of the death of two lawyers.

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The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, who was lodged in the Birsa Munda jail in Ranchi after being convicted on December 23, was brought to the court in the morning on Wednesday and was present inside when the hearing was on.

He was taken away at around 12 noon.

Lalu’s lawyer had on Tuesday said that they would urge the court for minimum punishment owing to the RJD chief’s age.

Lalu is likely to get three to seven years’ punishment, as per reports. If he is awarded three years’ sentence, he will be able to get bail soon.

His co-accused and former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra was let off in the case pertaining to embezzlement of over Rs. 85 lakh from the Deoghar Treasury between 1991 and 1994.

A total of 17 accused including Lalu were pronounced guilty by the court while six were let off.

The RJD chief has already been convicted in another fodder scam case that cost him his Lok Sabha seat and disqualified him from contesting elections. Both Lalu and Jagannath Mishra are out on bail in the case.

Hearing in the multi-million fodder scam case was completed on December 13 in a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court of Ranchi.

In all, there were 34 accused in the case, out of which 11 died during the course of the trial, while one turned CBI approver and admitted the crime.

 

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