Fodder scam verdict LIVE: Court sentences Lalu Prasad Yadav to 3.5 years in prison

16:41 Will appeal in High Court for bail: Lalu Prasad Yadav's lawyer to CNN-News18

16:32 Jagdish Sharma gets 7 years in jail, imposed with a fine of Rs. 10 lakh

16:31 The judiciary performed its duty. We will go to the High Court after studying the sentence and apply for a bail: Tejashwi Yadav

16:23 JUST IN: Lalu Prasad Yadav sentenced to three and a half years in jail and Rs 5 lakh fine by Ranchi court

16:22 People who were creating a scene that Lalu Ji will be scared can now see that he will neither be scared nor kneel or turn away from his ideology: Tejashwi Yadav, RJD (ANI)

16:10 Visuals from Ranchi: All accused in fodder scam present in video conferencing room, sentence to be pronounced shortly (ANI)

16:01 All accused in fodder scam case present in video conferencing room, verdict to be pronounced shortly (ANI)

14:42 The court will now be sentencing Lalu Yadav and others at 4 pm, according to media reports.

14:10 Former Bihar CM and wife of Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi has called for an emergency meeting before Lalu Yadav's sentencing in the Fodder Scam case, according to CNN-News18. The sentence on the quantum of punishment will be pronounced shortly.

14:03 Lalu Yadav's previous convictions in another Fodder Scam case

In 2013, Lalu Yadav was convicted in another Fodder Scam case along with 44 other accused by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court at Ranchi. He was found guilty in fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37 crore from Chaibasa treasury. Immediately after the sentencing, he was arrested and sent to the Birsa Munda Central Jail, in Ranchi.

As a consequence of conviction in the case, Yadav was disqualified as the Member of Parliament and stands ineligible to contest election for a period of six years since conviction. His jail sentence was five years and paid a fine of Rs 25 lakh.

Within the fodder scam, Lalu Yadav is accused in six cases and has been so far convicted in two cases. Four other cases against him are still pending trial in the court.

13:56 A special CBI court set up in Ranchi on Thursday had deferred pronouncement of its sentence against former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and 15 others in one of the Fodder Scam cases for Friday.

However, the court further deferred the sentencing for today.

The case relates to the siphoning of Rs 89.27 lakh from the Deoghar treasury more than two decades ago.

Close to 15 people were tried in the case, of which six were acquitted. This included former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra.

January 06, 13:47 | Welcome to the live updates of the Fodder Scam sentencing. Former Bihar Chief Minister amonst others is likely to be sentenced by the specail court in Ranchi via video conferencing in a short while.

15:44 The quantum of the sentence given to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav over the Fodder scam case will be announced at 2 pm tomorrow, via video conferencing, said Chittaranjan Sinha, Lalu Prasad's legal representative, according to an ANI tweet.

15:35 #FodderScam Case: Hearing over quantum of sentence for the 5 accused, including #LaluPrasadYadav, completed at Ranchi Special CBI Court. Sentence yet to be announced, tweets ANI.

15:28 Hearing on sentencing of RJD Chief Lalu Prasad in fodder scam case starts through video conferencing at Ranchi District court complex, tweets AIR

15:20 Fodder Scam: Lalu Yadav's sentencing deferred, judge says he received calls from RJD chief's 'well-wishers'

The judge presiding over the verdict stated that he had received phone calls from well-wishers of the RJD boss but did not elaborate on Thursday.Fifteen others who were convicted in the scam and were to be sentenced along with Prasad waited in the court, while the RJD chief was whisked away to Birsa Munda jail after this.

The court had yesterday served contempt notices to senior leaders of the RJD and the Congress for criticising in TV channels the December 23 conviction of Prasad in the fodder scam case.

Read the full story here.

15:09 Lalu Yadav says 'it was cold in jail', Judge asks him to play 'tabla'

While the proceedings were on at the CBI Court in Ranchi on Thursday, the RJD chief told the judge that "it was very cold in jail", to which the judge asked him to play the 'tabla', according to a PTI report.

14:50 Lalu Prasad's previous convictions in another Fodder Scam case

In 2013, Lalu Yadav was convicted in another Fodder Scam case along with 44 other accused by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court at Ranchi. He was found guilty in fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37 crore from Chaibasa treasury. Immediately after the sentencing, he was arrested and sent to the Birsa Munda Central Jail, in Ranchi.

As a consequence of conviction in the case, Yadav was disqualified as the Member of Parliament and stands ineligible to contest election for a period of six years since conviction. His jail sentence was five years and paid a fine of Rs 25 lakh.

Within the fodder scam, Lalu Yadav is accused in six cases and has been so far convicted in two cases. Four other cases against him are still pending trial in the court.

14:35 #FodderScam Case at Ranchi CBI Court: Judge Shivpal Singh to pronounce quantum of sentence for rest of the accused, including #LaluPrasadYadav, via video conferencing, tweets ANI.

14:29 He also gave the assurance that no sloganeering would take place in the court by his supporters.

14:27 The sentence was deferred for the second day in a row as Lalu Prasad cited health reasons.On deciding whether the sentencing was to take place in live presence, or through video conference, Prasad was up for a personal appearance.
14:20 Close to 15 people were tried in the case, of which six were acquitted.This included former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra.

14:17 The case relates to the siphoning of Rs 89.27 lakh from the Deoghar treasury more than two decades ago.

14:16 A special CBI court set up in Ranchi on Thursday had deferred pronouncement of its sentence against former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and 15 others in one of the Fodder Scam cases for today.