The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted provisional bail to the former Bihar Chief Minister and fodder scam convict Jagganath Mishra on health grounds, while lalu Prasad will have to wait till October 30 for hearing on the matter.
Mishra was convicted earlier this month and sentenced to four years imprisonment. Mishra had been admitted to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi, the day he was convicted hours after a special CBI court pronounced him guilty in fodder scam RC20A/96.
Besides Mishra, court of Justice RR Prasad granted bail to the former legislator RK Rana, also convicted in the case, on medical grounds. Mishra was allowed to stay out till January 8 for medical treatment and asked to surrender the next day. Mishra has been referred to AIIMS by a medical board.
“Arguments from our side has been concluded but the CBI took time till October 30 for arguments,” said defense counsel Prabhat Kumar. lalu, Mishra and 43 others had on September 30 been convicted by the special CBI court of PK Singh in a fodder scam case pertaining to the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37.7 crore from Chaibasa Treasury.