CBI judge Shiv Pal Singh held Lalu guilty in the case RC 38 A/96 pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from Dumka treasury in the early 1990s.

Wheels of law completed a full circle for the fourth time in the fodder scam as former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad was convicted by a special CBI court in

the fourth fodder scam case while another ex-chief minister Jagannath Mishra was acquitted.

CBI judge Shiv Pal Singh held Lalu guilty in the case RC 38 A/96 pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from Dumka treasury in the early 1990s.

The judge will hear arguments on the quantum of sentence from March 21, according to a CBI counsel.

RJD has said that it will challenge the verdict in the high court.Prasad has been in Birsa Munda jail at Ranchi since December 23 last year after being convicted

in the second case pertaining to illegal withdrawal of money from Deogarh treasury.

Earlier, the RJD supremo was convicted on September 30, 2013 in the RC 20A/96 case of Chaibasa pertaining to illegal withdrawal of Rs 37.7 crore in the

1990s. He got five years prison term in the case following which he was disqualified from the Lok Sabha and barred from contesting elections for six years after

completion of jail term.

In the second case, Prasad was convicted in the RC64A/96 in connection with fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from Deoghar Treasury in the 1990s. He

was awarded 3.5 years sentence in the case on December 23 last year.

In another Chaibasa case, RC 68A/96 pertaining to Rs 37.62 crore Prasad got five years prison term on January 24 this year.The fifth case relating to fraudulent

withdrawal of Rs 139 crore from the Doranda treasury in Ranchi is pending with the court.