New Delhi, Delhi, India

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted six weeks provisional bail to former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav.

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The court granted bail on medical grounds. 

Lalu was granted a five-day parole on Wednesday to attend son Tej Pratap Yadav's wedding. However, the parole was delayed, prompting an RJD MLA to accuse Jharkhand government of intentionally delaying.

 "Till now, we have no information about his parole. As per the jail guidelines, it is not allowed to exit from the jail after 6 in the evening. So, I think (Jharkhand) government and administration have intentionally delayed his parole," RJD MLA Shakti Singh Yadav told.

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Lalu, who has been convicted in three fodder scam cases by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ranchi since December last year, is undergoing treatment at Rajendra Institute Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.

The RJD chief, who has been serving a jail term in Birsa Munda central jail, was admitted to AIIMS on March 29 for specialised treatment.

On April 30, the AIIMS later referred Lalu to RIMS.

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Lalu`s elder son Tej Pratap will get married to Aishwarya Rai, eldest daughter of RJD leader Chandrika Prasad Rai, on May 12 in Patna.

Tej Pratap Yadav got engaged to Aishwarya at a posh hotel in Patna on April 18. 

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