Jharkhand High Court Admits CBI Plea to Enhance Lalu Prasad’s Sentence in Fodder Scam

The Jharkhand High Court has accepted the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) appeal seeking an enhancement of sentence for RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Deoghar treasury case of the fodder scam.

Convicted in 2018 for misappropriating ₹89.27 lakh, Lalu was sentenced by a special CBI court to 3½ years in prison, while the maximum penalty permitted is seven years.

The CBI also requested enhanced punishment for co-accused Beck Julius and Subir Bhattacharya.

A division bench of Justices Mukhopadhyay and Nath admitted the case, with further hearings scheduled after three months.