Jodhpur. A single bench of Justice Arun Monga of Rajasthan High Court has dismissed the chargesheet towards the 100-year-old father and 96-year-old mom of the accused in a corruption case pending for 18 years. The court docket mentioned in its determination that “forcing people who have reached the last stage of their life to fight a long legal battle without any concrete allegation is cruel and unjust.” Advocate Gajendra Singh Butati introduced a miscellaneous legal petition on behalf of accused Ramlal and others. In which it was instructed that on 19 April 2006, an FIR was registered towards the then Development Officer Ramlal Patidar beneath the Prevention of Corruption Act. Later in 2014, ACB introduced a chargesheet on this case and made Ramlal’s father, mom and spouse accused as properly.
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Advocate Butati mentioned that after submitting the chargesheet, the case has not moved ahead even an inch. The case is pending as it’s and the cost debate has not taken place but. The elementary proper of the petitioners to a speedy trial is being violated. There was no delay from the aspect of the accused within the trial. Ramlal’s father and mom are round 100 and 96 years previous. They are unable to current their aspect attributable to well being causes. The High Court heard the aspect of the Public Prosecutor and ACB throughout the listening to on this case. After the listening to, the court docket mentioned that the precise of Ramlal and his father, mom and spouse to a speedy trial has been violated. After presenting the chargesheet in 2014 by the prosecution, solely dates have been taken which reveals that there isn’t a concrete proof towards them. Precious years of the petitioner’s life have been spent solely in pleading the pending case. The court docket has ordered the dismissal of the FIR and chargesheet towards Ramlal’s father, mom and spouse.
