The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) scheduled for April a batch of petitions challenging the suspension of sentence of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad and others in the Deoghar fodder scam case.
A Bench headed by Justice M.M. Sundresh posted the case for final hearing on April 22.
Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), said the Jharkhand High Court had erred in applying the law to suspend the sentence of the former Bihar Chief Minister and others, terming it “post-conviction bail”.
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The court pointed to the fact that the persons involved were in their 60s, 70s and some even pushing 80.
