Nine accused to face trial in Sessions Court

Ramkrishan Upadhyay

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 22

Sanjeev Mahajan and eight other accused in the alleged property grab case of Sector 37 here will face trial in the Sessions Court. The decision for the commitment of the case to the Sessions Court has been taken after the police added Section 13 (1) (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, against the accused.

In the earlier hearing, Chetesh Sharma, Judicial Magistrate (First Class), referred the case to the District and Sessions Judge, Chandigarh, for appropriate orders observing that the offence under Section 13 (1) (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, is made out against the accused persons, which is triable by the Special Court. The police added the Section of the Prevention of Corruption Act to the chargesheet submitted in the court last month.

All accused will face trial for offences under Sections 328, 331, 344, 365, 386, 419, 420, 452, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 471, 473, 474, 477, 166, 201 and 120-B of the IPC and Sections 13(1) (2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

The prosecution has enclosed the list of over 80 witnesses, which will be examined during the trial. The copies of the chargesheet have already been handed over to four accused arrested in the case by the UT police during the last hearings.

With the supporting documents and other proof, the police will try to prove its allegations as how the accused with criminal conspiracy allegedly grabbed the house from its owner Rahul Mehta.

Dagar applies for bail

Satpal Dagar, one of the accused arrested in the alleged property grab case, has applied for bail. In the bail application filed through counsel Vishal Garg Narwana, Dagar claimed that he was falsely implicated by the police in the case. The court has fixed the next hearing in the case for May 31.