Fodder scam case: Lalu moves SC for bail

Jailed former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Yadav, on Monday applied for bail from the Supreme Court in connection with the fodder scam case.

Lalu is undergoing a five-year jail term for misappropriation of state government funds.

A bench headed by Chief Justice P Satahsivam, before whom the matter was mentioned by senior advocate P H Parekh, said the case will be taken up on Friday.

Lalu, moved the apex court challenging the order of the Jharkhand High Court which had dismissed his bail plea.

Lalu Prasad, another former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra and 43 others were on September 30, convicted by a special CBI court in the fodder scam case involving fraudulent withdrawal of 37.7 crore rupees from Chaibasa Treasury during the RJD regime.

He has been disqualified from the Lok Sabha after being convicted in the case and banned from contesting elections for six years.

Janata Dal (United) MP Jagdish Sharma, who also has been convicted in this case, has also been disqualified.

The fodder scam also known as ''Chara Ghotala'' involved the siphoning of funds from the Bihar Government treasury. The alleged theft spanned over several years, and many Bihar state government administrative and elected officials across multiple administrations were allegedly engaged in it.

The fodder scam was unearthed in Bihar in 1996 when Lalu was chief minister.