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A Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) Court of Jharkhand on Tuesday released Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s passport which was seized by the Central probe agency in connection with the Fodder Scam case.

Yadav had applied to the CBI Court in Ranchi on June 6, seeking the release of his passport for renewal, to go abroad for a Kidney Transplant, ANI reported.

In February, a Special CBI Court in Ranchi had held Yadav guilty of fraudulent withdrawals from Doranda Treasury in connection with the fifth fodder scam. However, later in April Yadav was granted bail in the Rs. 139.35 crore illegal withdrawal from Doranda Treasury by the Jharkhand High Court.

Recently, Yadav was also fined Rs. 6,000 in a 13-year-old poll code violation case by a Special Court in Jharkhand’s Palamu. He had appeared before the Special MP/MLA Court in connection with the model code of conduct violation case of 2009. Yadav was the Railway Minister between 2004-2009 when the alleged scam took place.