On 6 January 2018, CBI Special Judge Shivpal Singh had awarded three-and-a-half years of rigorous imprisonment each to Lalu Prasad, Beck Julius, RK Rana, Phoolchand Singh, Mahesh Prasad, and Subir Bhattacharya under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Indian Penal Code. In contrast, JagdishSharma, then Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in undivided Bihar, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years’ imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 10 lakh.Lalu Prasad Yadav is currently out on bail. He was previously lodged in Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi in connection with the case, but was later shifted to Rajendra Insitute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) due to health issues. He was eventually moved to AIIMS in Delhi.Following the failure of both his kidneys, the RJD travelled to Singapore, where his daughter Rohini Acharya donated one of her kidneys to him. Lalu has since returned to Patna and is convalescing.
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