2G: Court reserves order on framing charges for 22 October

15 Oct 2011

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The special CBI court in Delhi set up to hear the 2G spectrum allocation issue will pronounce its order on framing of charges in the 2G spectrum case on 22 October. involving former Telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and 15 others.

DMK MP KanimozhiSome 17 persons have been accused in the case related to cheap and irregular allotment of spectrum and operating licences in 2008. All of them are now languishing in jail; the highest-profile among them being former telecom minister Andimuthu Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi, daughter of party patriarch M Karunanidhi.

"Put up for order on charge on 22 October," special CBI judge OP Saini said, reserving his order on framing of charges, after which a formal trial will begin in a criminal case.

In the process of framing of charges, the court decides who among the accused has sufficient prima facie evidence against him or her to be put on trial.

The court also said it would resume hearing on the bail applications of various accused, including Kanimozhi, from 24 October.

The court reserved its order after special public prosecutor UU Lalit wrapped up his arguments on framing of additional charges of criminal breach of trust under the Indian Penal Code against all the 17 accused.

The special court reserved its order on framing charges a day after a Supreme Court bench monitoring the case asked the Central Bureau of Investigation how long it intended to keep the accused in jail; adding that the investigation seemed to be dragging on forever.

Besides Raja and Kanimozhi, other accused in the case include the minister's erstwhile private secretary R K Chandolia, former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura, DMK-run Kalaignar TV's managing director Sharad Kumar, Bollywood filmmaker Karim Morani and Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group executives Hari Nair, Gautam Doshi and Surrendra Pipara.

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