Supreme Court to hear Lalu Prasad’s bail plea in three cases on April 10

Court asks CBI to file its counter.

April 05, 2019 10:48 pm | Updated 10:48 pm IST - New Delhi

Ranchi: RJD leader Lalu Prasad addresses the media as he arrives at State Guest House in Morhabadi before surrendering at the CBI court in connection with multi-crore fodder scam case, in Ranchi on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. (PTI Photo)  (PTI8_29_2018_000228B)

Ranchi: RJD leader Lalu Prasad addresses the media as he arrives at State Guest House in Morhabadi before surrendering at the CBI court in connection with multi-crore fodder scam case, in Ranchi on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. (PTI Photo) (PTI8_29_2018_000228B)

The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear on April 10 a plea by RJD chief Lalu Prasad seeking bail in three cases related to multicrore fodder scam in which he has been convicted.

A Bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked the CBI to file its counter by April 9 and said Mr. Prasad’s bail plea would be taken up for hearing next Wednesday.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo, sought urgent listing of the bail plea saying notice had been issued in the matter.

“You [the CBI] file the reply by April 9. We will take up the matter on April 10,” the Bench said.

In the last hearing, Mr. Prasad submitted that he was in jail for 22 months after his conviction in three cases.

“How can I be convicted three times for the same offence?” Mr. Sibal had asked the court.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.