Lalu Prasad gets bail in Chaibasa case, but to remain in jail

Former Chief Minister of Bihar and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu  Prasad Yadav  has been granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court in the Chaibasa Treasury case, related to the Rs 950 crore fodder scam.  The RJD chief will remain in jail since the Dumka Treasury case is still pending.The Jharkhand High Court has granted bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav on the surety of Rs 50,000. Lalu Prasad Yadav has also been slapped a fine of Rs 2 lakh by the court. A bail plea was filed after the RJD chief completed half of the term i.e., 30 months in the Chaibasa Treasury case.

Lalu Prasad Yadav now needs to secure bail in excess withdrawal case from the Dumka Treasury. He was convicted for seven years in two different sections for fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore.Lalu Prasad Yadav is already on bail in the Deoghar Treasury case for excess withdrawal of Rs 79 lakh. He was convicted and sentenced to 3.5 years. Lalu Prasad Yadav will not be free despite the bail being granted as he has been sentenced to 14 years in jail in connection to the Dumka treasury embezzlement case. The Dumka case pertains to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.5 crore from the Dumka treasury by officials from Animal Husbandry Department between the years 1991 and 1996 when Yadav was the CM of undivided Bihar.

Lalu Prasad Yadav’s has been convicted in six cases in connection to misappropriation of public funds and there have been varying sentences awarded in these cases. He has been in prison since 2017. Lalu Prasad Yadav when was convicted and sentenced to 3.5 years, 5 years and 14 years of jail terms in three fodder scam cases. Lalu Prasad Yadav is under treatment in Ranchi based  Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) as he has been suffering from ‘Type 2’ diabetes and hypertension. He is a chronic kidney patient.