Ranchi, Jan 9 (PTI) A special CBI court here is expectedto pronounce judgement later this month in the third case ofmulti-crore fodder scam against RJD Chief Lalu Prasad relatedto fraudulent withdrawal of money from Chaibasa treasury in1990s.
Prasad is lodged in Birsa Munda jail after being convictedlast month in the second case of over Rs 900 crore fodder scamlinked to illegal withdrawal of money from Deogarh treasury.
Special CBI Court judge Shiv Pal Singh had last Saturdaysentenced him to three-and-a-half years in jail in the case.
In all, the 69-year-old RJD president faced five cases inthe multi-crore fodder scam in Ranchi and has been convictedin two of them.
Special CBI court judge S S Prasad in Ranchi is expectedto pronounce judgement later this month in connection with RC68A/96 case, pertaining to alleged "fraudulent" withdrawal ofRs 35.62 crore from Chaibasa Treasury in 1990s.
"Trial of 56 accused in the case is over and if the orderis reserved tomorrow, judgement may be pronounced this month,"a senior CBI official said here today.
The official said that the matter is listed in theSpecial CBI court for tomorrow.
Prasad is one of the accused in this case.
Lalu was on December 23 last year held guilty in the RC64A/96 pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakhfrom Deoghar Treasury and was handed 3.5 years imprisonment onJanuary 6 this year after the special CBI court judge Shiv PalSingh held him guilty in the case.
On September 30, 2013, Prasad was also held guilty in theRC 20A/96 pertaining to illegal withdrawal of Rs 37.7 croreand given five years prison term.
Apart from the above cases, Prasad is also facing chargesin the RC 38 A/96 pertaining to alleged illegal withdrawal ofRs 3.97 crore from Dumka Treasury and Rs 184 crore fromDoranda Treasury in the early 1990s. PTI PVR SNSRT.
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