RJD's Lalu Prasad sentenced to 3.5 years in jail
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jan 06, 2018, 16:56:01 IST
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RJD's Lalu Prasad sentenced to 3.5 years in jail

A special CBI court in Ranchi has sentenced Lalu Prasad to 3.5 years in prison in second of the five fodder scam cases. Stay with us for all the updates
16:49 (IST) Jan 06
None of the convicts in the fodder scam cases can take bail from Ranchi Court, they will have to move High Court: ANI
16:41 (IST) Jan 06
We are confident that he (Lalu Yadav) will get bail. We have full faith in the judiciary. We are not going to be cowed down: Tej Pratap Yadav
16:34 (IST) Jan 06
We welcome this judgment, this will prove to be a historic decision in Bihar politics. It is the end of a chapter: KC Tyagi, JDU
(ANI)
16:33 (IST) Jan 06
The judiciary performed its duty. We will go to the High Court after studying the sentence and apply for a bail: Tejashwi Yadav
16:30 (IST) Jan 06
Lalu's lawyer says they would now move Jharkhand high court to seek bail for Lalu once they receive a copy of the court's order
16:25 (IST) Jan 06
Lalu Prasad sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in the second of five fodder scam cases
16:22 (IST) Jan 06
Convicts Phool Chand, Mahesh Prasad, Bake Julious, Sunil Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Sudhir Kumar and Raja Ram sentenced to 3.5 years in jail and Rs 5 lakh fine each: ANI
16:20 (IST) Jan 06
People who were creating a scene that Lalu Ji will be scared can now see that he will neither be scared nor kneel or turn away from his ideology: Tejashwi Yadav
16:12 (IST) Jan 06
RJD vows to move higher court against judgement
16:11 (IST) Jan 06
RJD addresses media in Patna
16:10 (IST) Jan 06
16:02 (IST) Jan 06
Special CBI Judge Shivpal Singh reaches the court room
15:58 (IST) Jan 06
All accused present in video conferencing room, verdict to be pronounced shortly: ANI
15:12 (IST) Jan 06
Hearing over, sentencing at 4 pm
14:50 (IST) Jan 06
Quantum of punishment will be pronounced through video-conferencing to Lalu. He is currently lodged in Ranchi's Birsa Munda central jail
14:31 (IST) Jan 06
14:17 (IST) Jan 06
Court proceedings in fodder scam hearing starts: ANI
14:15 (IST) Jan 06
Special CBI judge enters video conferencing room, hearing for six convicts to begin soon
14:02 (IST) Jan 06
RJD supporters in front of Rabri's bungalow at Patna
RJD supporters in front of Rabri's bungalow at Patna
14:01 (IST) Jan 06
Lalu Prasad's sentencing expected around 4pm.
13:58 (IST) Jan 06
All MLAs, MLCs, MPs, ex-MPs and block presidents of RJD are present in the meeting.
13:57 (IST) Jan 06
Vehicles of RJD functionaries queued up in front of Rabri Devi's residence at Patna
Vehicles of RJD functionaries queued up in front of Rabri Devi's residence at Patna
12:26 (IST) Jan 06
Rabri Devi chairing a meeting of senior RJD functionaries Lalu Prasad's Patna residence
15:44 (IST) Jan 05
Sentence will be announced at 2pm, tomorrow, via video conferencing, says Lalu Prasad's lawyer
15:33 (IST) Jan 05
Hearing over quantum of sentence for the 5 accused, including Lalu Prasad Yadav, completed at Ranchi Special CBI Court.
14:55 (IST) Jan 05
Special CBI court judge to pronounce quantum of sentence for rest of the accused, including Lalu Prasad Yadav, via video conferencing
12:29 (IST) Jan 05
Lalu Prasad Yadav's advocate files plea before Ranchi Special CBI Court demanding minimum punishment to the RJD Chief on health grounds
09:55 (IST) Jan 05
Under the sections, Prasad can be sentenced a minimum jail term of one year and maximum of seven years, his advocate Chittaranjan Prasad had said.
09:54 (IST) Jan 05
The court had convicted Prasad for offences of cheating with criminal conspiracy under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
09:54 (IST) Jan 05
The case pertains to fraudulent withdrawal of the money from the Deoghar treasury between 1991 and 1994.
09:54 (IST) Jan 05
The court on December 23 convicted Prasad and 15 others in this fodder scam case and acquitted six others including another former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra.
09:53 (IST) Jan 05
The judge also said he had received phone calls from well-wishers of the RJD boss but did not elaborate
09:53 (IST) Jan 05
Yesterday, deferring the sentencing for the second day in a row, CBI judge Shiv Pal Singh said he would decide on Friday whether the sentence would be given over video conference or in the court.