Apparently concerned over frequent remand to custody, RJD supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav on Saturday petitioned the designated CBI judge S K Mishra to take him into custody in yet another conspiracy angle case of the fodder scam in view of the CBI's affidavit in the Supreme Court though he is yet to be chargesheeted in the case.
Yadav, who was taken to Patna from Ranchi on Friday, was produced before the court of Mishra on Saturday in connection with the disproportionate assets case.
Yadav's counsel P N Pandey urged the court to take Laloo into judicial custody in case no. Rc 63 (A)/96 in which the CBI had already shown his involvement in an affidavit in the apex court on December 11 when the agency opposed Yadav's plea for bail in another case RC 47 (A)/96 of the multi-crore scam.
CBI is yet to submit chargesheet in RC 63 (A)/96 relating to fraudulent withdrawals of lakhs of rupees from Bhagalpur treasury.
Replying to Pandey's submission, CBI standing counsel L Ansari told the court that he would explain the agency's position on taking Laloo into judicial custody in the case no. Rc 63 (A)/96 only after seeking instructions from the CBI SP in Ranchi.
Mishra fixed December 24 as the next date for hearing and asked CBI to submit its position the same day.
Yadav, who was released on bail by the court of designate CBI judge H C Mishra in Ranchi in view of the apex court's order on December 19, was remanded to judicial custody the next day by another special court in Ranchi when he surrendered before it in case no. RC 68 (A)/96 relating to fraudulent withdrawals of over Rs 37 crore from Chaibasa treasury by the Bihar Animal Husbandry Department officials through fake and forged bills.
Laloo is at present lodged in high-security Beur Jail. Bureau Report