New Delhi | The Patiala House Court in Delhi today granted interim bail to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with the IRCTC scam case.
Lalu Yadav who currently facing imprisonment in the Rachi related to the fodder scam appeared before the court via video conferencing. Meanwhile the court has adjourned the hearing in the IRCTC scam till January 19.
The Court during the last hearing had directed RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav to appear before it on December 20 through video conference. Special judge Arun Bharadwaj had passed the directions after he was told that the accused could not appear before the court, as per earlier direction, owing to his ill health. The court directed the CBI and ED to ensure Lalu’s presence from video conference from the hospital if he is still lodged there, or from jail.
The ED, meanwhile, opposed the bail application of Prasad’s wife Rabri Devi, son Tejaswi Yadav and others on the grounds that they were influential persons who could hamper the probe if granted the relief. The case relates to alleged irregularities in granting operational contract of two IRCTC hotels to a private firm.
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