Patna: The quantum of punishment to be awarded to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav in the fodder scam case related to the Doranda treasury is scheduled to be announced on Monday. Lalu Yadav may face a sentence of one year to seven years. On February 15, a special CBI court had convicted Lalu Yadav and other accused in the fodder scam involving the Rs 139.5 crore Doranda treasury. However, the court did not pronounce the sentence at the time. Today, the court proceedings will be online and Lalu's sentence will also be announced online.

There were a total of 99 accused in the Doranda treasury case. Of these, 24 were acquitted, while 46 were convicted and sentenced to 3 years in prison. At that time, Lalu Yadav's health was not good. After the sentencing, Lalu was again admitted to rims hospital. Lalu Yadav was found guilty under sections 120B, 420, 409, 467, 468, 471, 477A of the IPC and sections 13(1), 13(2)C of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Under these sections, Lalu can be sentenced to a minimum of one year and a maximum of seven years.

Former Bihar CM Lalu Yadav has already been found guilty in four other cases related to the fodder scam (Dumka, Deoghar and Chaibasa). He was sentenced to a total of 14 years in prison. At the same time, they have had to pay Rs 60 lakh as fine so far. When Lalu Yadav was first sentenced, he was sometimes admitted to RIMS and sometimes to Delhi AIIMS in the name of being sick. But when he was released on bail after half the sentence, after coming out, Lalu was seen running the jeep and campaigning. However, it remains to be seen whether, after hearing the sentence today, Lalu will again reach RIMS instead of jail in the name of getting sick or he will get bail immediately.  

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