The Jharkhand High Court on Friday reserved judgement on the bail petition of RJD president Lalu Prasad in the multi-crore fodder scam cases.
After hearing arguments of the petitioner’s lawyer as well that of the Central Bureau of Investigation, Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh reserved his order.
Earlier, on December 21 last, the Bench had deferred the hearing on Prasad’s bail plea for January 4.
In jail since Dec. 2017
The RJD chief is languishing in Ranchi jail since December 2017 after conviction in the multi-crore fodder scam cases.
Noted lawyer and Congress leader Kapil Sibal, representing Prasad, cited his bad health and also his need for distributing election symbol to candidates in the capacity of being RJD president while seeking bail.
CBI’s counsel Rajeev Kumar said Prasad should not be given regular bail and referred to denial of bail to him previously in the case related to Deogarh treasury.
He further said that Prasad is also being treated in custody and hence bail should not be given to him.
The RJD is an important component of the mahagathbandhan of Opposition parties in Bihar and Prasad’s approval on seat-sharing holds significance.
