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Lalu Prasad Yadav gets bail in Chaibasa treasury fodder scam case, but to remain in jail

The RJD chief is currently serving time in another fodder scam case related to Dumka treasury. The court asked Yadav to submit two personal bonds of Rs 50,000 each, and deposit penalty of Rs 2 lakh

|Oct 09, 2020, 16:21:59 IST

Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in a fodder scam case related to Chaibasa treasury.The case involves fraudulent withdrawals amounting to Rs 33.67 crore from the Chaibasa treasury in undivided Bihar, when he was the chief minister.The RJD chief, however, will have to remain in jail as he is serving time in another case related to Dumka treasury.The high court has asked Yadav to submit two personal bonds of Rs 50,000 each, and deposit penalty of Rs 2 lakh which was awarded by a special CBI court to secure his bail.It also sought his medical report and the details of all those he has met during the course of his treatment at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi.Earlier, he was granted bail in Deoghar treasury case.

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