In a major relief to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Supreme Court on Friday granted him bail in connection with the fodder scam case.
The order was passed by a two-judge bench of the apex court.
Lalu, 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.
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.
