New Delhi: The Supreme court on Friday hear the bail plea of Rashtriya Janata Dal Chief Lalu Prasad today. Lalu is lodged in Birsa Munda jail in Ranchi after he has been convicted in the fodder scam case and sentenced to five years.
The apex court had on November 29 issued notice to the CBI on Lalu's petition for bail. The apex court bench of Chief Justice P Sathasivam and Justice Ranjan Gogoi had issued notice after senior counsel Ram Jethmalani told the court that 44 people were convicted in the case, of whom 37 have already been granted bail and bail applications of six others are under consideration.
Jethmalani had told the court that except for Lalu Prasad, no other convict has been refused bail. He had said that another convict who too has been awarded five years imprisonment has been released on bail.
The court inquired what was the position of the Jharkhand High Court in respect of the pendency of the matter. The court was told it was still hearing appeals of 1999-2000.
(With additional information from IANS)
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