Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: A Special court on Tuesday ordered framing of charges against former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda and eight others in a coal scam case.
Former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and former Jharkhand Chief Secretary A K Basu have also been ordered to be put on trial by the court. It has fixed July 31 for formal framing of charges against the nine accused.
The Court has ordered framing of charges under various provisions of IPC, including cheating and under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act.
The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Rajhara North coal block in Jharkhand to Kolkata-based Vini Iron and Steel Udyog Ltd (VISUL).
Besides Koda, the other accused in the case include ex- Coal Secretary H C Gupta, ex-Jharkhand Chief Secretary A K Basu, VISUL, two public servants -- Basant Kumar Bhattacharya and Bipin Bihari Singh, VISUL's Director Vaibhav Tulsyan, Koda's alleged close aide Vijay Joshi and chartered accountant Navin Kumar Tulsyan.
These eight accused were earlier granted bail by the court after they had appeared before it in pursuance to the summons issued against them.
They were summoned as accused after the court took cognisance of alleged offences under sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) read with 420 (cheating) and 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servants) of IPC and under provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act.
With PTI Inputs
