Question

Which one of the following convicted RJD (Rashatriya Janata Dal) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in a fodder scam?
1. Jharkhand High Court
2. Supreme Court of India
3. Special CBI Court
4. Patna High Court

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Special CBI Court

The Correct Answer is Option 3 i.e Special CBI Court.

• Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has been sentenced 14 years in prison, under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) & the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, in a fodder scam case by Special CBI court.
• He has also been fined ₹60 lakh in these cases.
• ₹900-crore fodder scam cases are related to illegal withdrawal of money from government treasury in various districts of the Animal Husbandry department in undivided Bihar during 1990s.

• Cases:
  • Fraudulent withdrawal of ₹3.13 crore from the Dumka treasury.
  • Fraudulent withdrawal of ₹37.7 crores from the Chaibasa treasury.
  • Fraudulent withdrawal of ₹89.27 lakh from the Deoghar treasury.
  • Fraudulent withdrawal of ₹37.62 crores from the Chaibasa treasury.
  • Fraudulent withdrawal of ₹139 crores from the Doranda treasury in Ranchi.
• IPC sections used:
  • 420 (cheating).
  • 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant).
  • 467 (forgery of valuable security).
  • 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating).
  • 471 (using as genuine a forged).
  • 477 (fraudulent cancellation, destruction of will or valuable security).
  • 120B (punishment of criminal conspiracy).

• Rashtriya Janta Dal: It is an Indian political party, based in the state of Bihar.
  • Members in Legislative Assembly:  75.
  • Members in Legislative council: 6.
  • Founded: 1997.
  • Founder: Lalu Prasad Yadav.
  • President: Lalu Prasad Yadav.
  • Lalu Prasad Yadav:
    • President of the Patna University Students Union in 1970.
    • Elected to the 9th Lok Sabha on a Janata Party ticket at Lok Sabha in 1977.
    • Served as the Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1995: 1995-1997).
    • Railway Minister of India from 2004 to 2009.
• Indian Penal Code:
  • Enacted in 1860 by Lord Macaulay.
  • Total section: 576.
• CBI:
  • Derives power to investigate from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
  • Types of cases to be handled:
    • Anti-Corruption Crimes.
    • Economic Crimes.
    • Special Crimes.
    • Suo Moto Cases (only in the Union Territories).
  • CBI courts are established under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
  • CBI courts exclusively deal with only those cases that are filled under CBI.