1:50 pm: Sentence to be announced at 3:00 pm
Special CBI judge Pravas Kumar Singh is likely to pronounce the punishment at 3 PM through videoconferencing. The 65-year-old Prasad and other convicts are currently lodged in the Birsa Munda Central Jail of Ranchi.
12:35 pm: Raghuvansh Prasad Singh backs Lalu
Senior Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh alleges that the UPA's decision to withdraw the ordinance on convicted politicians is a conspiracy by the Congress, BJP and Janata Dal (United) to ensure that Lalu Prasad Yadav is framed in the fodder scam case.
Singh, who was talking to media ahead of Lalu's sentencing in a fodder scam case, said: "The BJP wants that Laluji should be framed and try to gain political mileage out of it. The JD (U) also took into account the fact that it will gain if Laluji goes to jail."
12:10 pm: CBI demands maximum punishment for Lalu Prasad
The Central Bureau of Investigation seeks maximum prison term of up to seven years for Lalu Prasad and other convicts. "We argued that he (Lalu) be awarded strictest punishment so that it be a lesson for others," says BMP Singh, CBI lawyer.
Also Read: Lalu Prasad - Priosner number 3312 in Birsa Munda Jail
11:40 am: Arguments conclude
Arguments on the quantum of sentence to RJD leader Lalu Prasad and 36 other accused in the fodder scam case complete in a special court in Ranchi with the CBI seeking maximum prison term of up to seven years for them. Lalu's counsel demands minimum sentence for the RJD chief keeping in mind his conduct and good performance as the then railway minister. The counsel also argued that the former Bihar CM is an eminent, senior citizen.
Jagannath Mishra's lawyer demands minimum punishment for him, citing poor health and old age.
Also Read: Lalu Prasad convicted in fodder scam: Key facts and timeline
11:25 pm: Arguments begin on sentencing of Lalu Prasad
Arguments on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar chief minister Jagannth Mishra and others convicted in a fodder scam case begin in a Special CBI court in Ranchi.
According to legal experts, Lalu Prasad could be sentenced to a jail term of four to seven years. His lawyer told reporters that he would seek minimum sentence.
Lalu Prasad, Jagannath Mishra and 43 others were convicted in a fodder scam case RC 20 A/96 related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37.70 crore from Chaibasa district treasury. After the division of Bihar, the district is now in Jharkhand.
The CBI court had on September 30 convicted all the 45 accused, including Lalu Prasad, in the fodder scam case.
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Special CBI judge Pravas Kumar Singh is likely to pronounce the punishment at 3 PM through videoconferencing. The 65-year-old Prasad and other convicts are currently lodged in the Birsa Munda Central Jail of Ranchi.
12:35 pm: Raghuvansh Prasad Singh backs Lalu
Senior Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh alleges that the UPA's decision to withdraw the ordinance on convicted politicians is a conspiracy by the Congress, BJP and Janata Dal (United) to ensure that Lalu Prasad Yadav is framed in the fodder scam case.
Singh, who was talking to media ahead of Lalu's sentencing in a fodder scam case, said: "The BJP wants that Laluji should be framed and try to gain political mileage out of it. The JD (U) also took into account the fact that it will gain if Laluji goes to jail."
12:10 pm: CBI demands maximum punishment for Lalu Prasad
The Central Bureau of Investigation seeks maximum prison term of up to seven years for Lalu Prasad and other convicts. "We argued that he (Lalu) be awarded strictest punishment so that it be a lesson for others," says BMP Singh, CBI lawyer.
Also Read: Lalu Prasad - Priosner number 3312 in Birsa Munda Jail
11:40 am: Arguments conclude
Arguments on the quantum of sentence to RJD leader Lalu Prasad and 36 other accused in the fodder scam case complete in a special court in Ranchi with the CBI seeking maximum prison term of up to seven years for them. Lalu's counsel demands minimum sentence for the RJD chief keeping in mind his conduct and good performance as the then railway minister. The counsel also argued that the former Bihar CM is an eminent, senior citizen.
Jagannath Mishra's lawyer demands minimum punishment for him, citing poor health and old age.
Also Read: Lalu Prasad convicted in fodder scam: Key facts and timeline
11:25 pm: Arguments begin on sentencing of Lalu Prasad
Arguments on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar chief minister Jagannth Mishra and others convicted in a fodder scam case begin in a Special CBI court in Ranchi.
According to legal experts, Lalu Prasad could be sentenced to a jail term of four to seven years. His lawyer told reporters that he would seek minimum sentence.
Lalu Prasad, Jagannath Mishra and 43 others were convicted in a fodder scam case RC 20 A/96 related to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37.70 crore from Chaibasa district treasury. After the division of Bihar, the district is now in Jharkhand.
The CBI court had on September 30 convicted all the 45 accused, including Lalu Prasad, in the fodder scam case.
Credits: zeenews
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