Bail denied, Lalu may miss campaign for 2019 elections
Ranchi:11.01.2019
The Jharkhand high court rejected on Thursday the bail petition of RJD president Lalu Prasad in three cases of the multi-crore fodder scam. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh turned down Lalu’s bail plea in cases related to fraudulent withdrawal of money from Dumka, Deoghar and Chaibasa (RC68A/96) treasuries, assistant solicitor general of India and CBI lawyer Rajeev Sinha said.
The rejection of his bail plea means Lalu will not be able to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections unless he gets a reprieve from the Supreme Court.
The court had reserved its order after a hearing on January
4. “The bail pleas in all three cases have been rejected on merit. The order is very satisfying to us,” Sinha said. He pointed out during the argument that Lalu’s lawyer, Kapil Sibal, had reasserted the same grounds which the court had rejected during a hearing on his bail petition in the Deoghar case earlier. He said the only new point made by Sibal was that Lalu was the RJD president and his presence was required to manage party affairs during the elections. Regarding the plea filed by Lalu’s lawyer for bail on medical grounds, Sinha said they had submitted medical reports to show that Lalu was not in critical condition. “In any circumstance, he can approach the court with a medical board report if his health deteriorates,” Neeraj Kumar, another CBI lawyer, added. TNN
Ranchi:11.01.2019
The Jharkhand high court rejected on Thursday the bail petition of RJD president Lalu Prasad in three cases of the multi-crore fodder scam. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh turned down Lalu’s bail plea in cases related to fraudulent withdrawal of money from Dumka, Deoghar and Chaibasa (RC68A/96) treasuries, assistant solicitor general of India and CBI lawyer Rajeev Sinha said.
The rejection of his bail plea means Lalu will not be able to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections unless he gets a reprieve from the Supreme Court.
The court had reserved its order after a hearing on January
4. “The bail pleas in all three cases have been rejected on merit. The order is very satisfying to us,” Sinha said. He pointed out during the argument that Lalu’s lawyer, Kapil Sibal, had reasserted the same grounds which the court had rejected during a hearing on his bail petition in the Deoghar case earlier. He said the only new point made by Sibal was that Lalu was the RJD president and his presence was required to manage party affairs during the elections. Regarding the plea filed by Lalu’s lawyer for bail on medical grounds, Sinha said they had submitted medical reports to show that Lalu was not in critical condition. “In any circumstance, he can approach the court with a medical board report if his health deteriorates,” Neeraj Kumar, another CBI lawyer, added. TNN
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