The case will be heard on March 29 now…
New Delhi: On Wednesday, 15 March 2023, Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi and their daughter Misa Bharti were granted bail by a CBI court in a Land for job corruption case.
The next case will be heard on March 29.
Lalu Yadav arrived in a wheelchair in his first court appearance after a kidney transplant surgery in Singapore three months ago.
Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi, both former Chief Ministers, and some of their children, including Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, are being investigated in what is known as the Bihar land-for-jobs scam.
Mr. Yadav and his family members are accused of buying land dirt-cheap in exchange for jobs during his stint as Union Railway Minister from 2004 to 2009.
The CBI has alleged in its charge sheet that "irregular appointments" were made in the Railways in violation of rules.
As a quid pro quo, it alleges, those who got jobs sold land to the Yadavs at highly discounted rates.
Lalu Yadav and his family members face charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery and corruption.
In July 2022, the CBI arrested Bhola Yadav, who was Lalu Yadav's aide when he was Railways Minister.
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