The CBI on Tuesday opposed the bail plea of RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Supreme Court who is serving jail term in connection with fodder scam cases.

The CBI told a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that Lalu Yadav would misuse the bail for political activities ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

The CBI also said that grant of bail in cases of corruption in high offices would set a very wrong precedent.

The CBI further said that Lalu Yadav has been in a hospital ward for over eight months and indulging in political activities. It told the apex court the total period of sentence awarded to Yadav was 168 months. But he has undergone only 20 months. The court will hear Yadav’s bail plea tomorrow.

The RJD chief, lodged in the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi, has challenged the January 10 verdict of the Jharkhand High Court dismissing his bail plea.

He has been convicted in three cases related to the over 900 crore rupees fodder scam during his tenure as Chief Minister of Bihar.

Lalu Yadav is also facing trial in another fodder scam. He is currently undergoing treatment at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) at Ranchi for the last few months.