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IRCTC '€˜scam'€™ case: Delhi HC to hear Lalu Prasad'€™s petition against framing charges

Posted on: Jan 04, 2026 09:48 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
IRCTC '€˜scam'€™ case: Delhi HC to hear Lalu Prasad'€™s petition against framing charges
NEw new new delhi, The Delhi heights margaret court is potential to hear on Monday the petition of RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav against a special court's order framing charges against him and his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, and 11 others in the alleged IRCTC scam case.The former union railway minister had recently moved the high court assailing the order.According to court sources, the matter is listed for hearing before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on January 5.Earlier on October 13, the court had framed charges of cheating, criminal conspiracy, and sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act against the accused persons.It had made a scathing observation that the land and share transactions in the case were "possibly an instance of crony capitalism fostered in the garb of eliciting private participation in the Railways' hotels at Ranchi and Puri."Besides Lalu Yadav, the court had framed charges against Pradeep Kumar Goel, Rakesh Saksena, Bhupendra Kumar Agarwal, Rakesh Kumar Gogia and Vinod Kumar Asthana under Section 13 read with Section 13 and of the Prevention of Corruption Act.Section 13 deals with the punishment for criminal misconduct by a public servant, and Section 13 and with abuse of position by a public servant to obtain favours.The court had also directed that the charge be framed under IPC Section 420 against Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi, Tejashwi, M/s LARA Projects LLP, Vijay Kochhar, Vinay Kochhar, Sarla Gupta, and Prem Chand Gupta."A common charge is directed to be framed against all accused under section 120B IPC read with section 420 IPC and section 13 read with section 13 and PC Act," the court had said.The maximum punishment under the PC Act is 10 years, while for cheating is seven years.This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
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