The Jharkhand High Court on Friday extended the provisional bail period of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad till July 3.
The court of Acting Chief Justice D N Patel extended the provisional bail period of the former Bihar chief minister till July 3 on a plea moved by Lalu.
The court then posted the matter for hearing to next Friday, according to
Lalu's lawyer Prabhat Kumar.
The provisional bail, earlier granted by the high court to Lalu on medical grounds, was scheduled to lapse on June 27.
The court of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh had, on May 11, granted a six-week provisional bail to the RJD president.
Lalu has been convicted in four cases related to the fodder scam.
Published 22 June 2018, 15:22 IST