Fodder Scam

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A Special CBI court here on Monday sentenced 52 people to imprisonment of various terms, with the maximum being three years, in a case of the fodder scam. Thirty-five others were acquitted in the case by Special CBI judge Vishal Srivastav. The case is related to the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 36.59 crore from Doranda treasury of unified Bihar. The amount was withdrawn between 1990 and 1995. Lawyer Sanjay Kumar who represented several of the accused said the quantum of sentencing will be announced on September 1. The scam in which crores of rupees were fraudulently withdrawn from treasuries such as Doranda, Deoghar, Dumka and Chaibasa was exposed in the 1990s when Jharkhand was part of Bihar. RJD president and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad is one of the high-profile politicians who was convicted in the case. He is currently out on bail on the ground of ill health.

The CBI on Friday told the Supreme Court that RJD supremo Lalu Prasad was playing badminton after being enlarged on bail in a fodder scam case on medical grounds, as it sought cancellation of the relief granted to the former Bihar chief minister. Prasad's counsel opposed any move to cancel septuagenarian leader's bail, saying he has undergone a kidney transplant recently. The CBI has approached the seeking cancellation of Prasad's bail in the Doranda treasury case in which he has been sentenced to five years in prison. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the CBI, submitted that the Jharkhand High court order granting bail to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader was "bad in law" and "erroneous". Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Prasad, opposed the CBI's application on account of the former union minister having gone a kidney transplant surgery. Sibal told the bench that Prasad has already served 42 months behind bars in the case. "He is playing badminton

The Supreme Court on Monday tagged with pending matter a plea of the CBI challenging grant of bail to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Doranda Treasury case of Jharkhand wherein he was sentenced to five years in prison. A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M Trivedi said it is not issuing notice but tagging the matter with the pending similar appeal also filed by the CBI. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju and advocate Rajat Nair sought the issuance of notice in the matter but the bench said it will hear the matter together and was not inclined to issue notice. The CBI has challenged the Jharkhand High Court's April 22, 2022 order granting bail to Yadav in the case. Seventy-four-year-old Yadav is currently out on bail due to ill health after his conviction in various fodder scam cases. The former Bihar chief minister was sentenced to five years in prison and slapped with a fine of Rs 60 lakh by a special CBI court in Ranchi in connection with the

Land for jobs case: The examination of the Yadav comes a day after his wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi was quizzed at her Patna residence by the agency for nearly five hours

RJD vice president Shivanand Tiwari alleged that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was also "involved" in the fodder scam and had "taken the money from the kingpin Shyam Bihari Sinha".

The quantum of punishment will be announced on February 21

Talking to journalists here shortly after a special CBI court in Ranchi gave its verdict, Yadav insinuated that his father was being targeted for being a garibon ka neta' (champion of the poor)

The most important and last case related to former Bihar CM and RJD president Lalu Prasad in the multi million rupee fodder scam has entered the final stage as the defence began its arguments

The Jharkhand High Court on Saturday granted bail to RJD president Lalu Prasad in Dumka treasury case of the multi-crore rupees fodder scam

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday deferred to February 19 hearing on the bail plea of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav

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Jharkhand High Court deferred till October 9 the hearing of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's bail petition in connection with a case related to the Rs 950-crore fodder scam

Lalu Yadav is serving a prison sentence after being convicted in multi-crore fodder scam cases.

Tejashwi Yadav's all out attempt to go to the 'people's court' could simply be aimed at gaining the much-needed public 'sympathy' for his father

On December 23, the RJD chief, along with 14 others, was found guilty by the court, while seven accused, including former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra, were acquitted

RJD chief, along with 14 others, was found guilty in the fodder scam

The LJP chief, who was an ally of Prasad earlier, said the RJD chief and his supporters may make a lot of noise but his crimes cannot be brushed under the carpet

Case involves fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 96 lakh during Yadav's chief ministerial tenure