RJD Chief Lalu Prasad who is undergoing a five-year jail term after being convicted in a fodder scam case, today moved his bail plea before the Supreme Court. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Satahsivam, before whom the matter was mentioned by senior advocate P H Parekh, said that the case will be taken up on Friday. Lalu, moved the apex court challenging the order of the Jharkhand High Court which had dismissed his bail plea.

Lalu Prasad, another former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra and 43 others were on September 30, convicted by a special CBI court in the fodder scam case involving fraudulent withdrawal of 37.7 crore rupees from Chaibasa Treasury during the Lalu-led RJD regime.