The prosecution started its arguments and companycluded on 10.12.2012 and the arguments advanced on behalf of 43 out of 45 accused persons got companycluded on 25.02.2013.
The prosecution argued its case against the appellant from 22.04.2013 to 15.05.2013 and, thereafter, the case was posted on 16.05.2013 for arguments on behalf of the appellant which companytinued till 31.05.2013.
20 A /1996 dated 27.03.1996 under Sections 409, 420, 467, 468, 471, 477, 477A, 201, 511 read with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in short the IPC and Section 13 2 read with Section 13 1 c and d of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in short the PC Act against a number of accused persons including the appellant herein.
Petition No.
It is also highlighted that due to various orders of the monitoring Bench of the High Court of Jharkhand, the matter has reached its companycluding stage, hence, there is numberbona fide and the claim of the appellant is devoid of any merit and deserves to be dismissed in the interest of justice.
This appeal is directed against the final judgment and order dated 01.07.2013 passed by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi in Criminal Misc.
Brief facts This appeal relates to illegal withdrawal of a sum of Rs.35,66,42,086/ from the Treasury of Chaibasa by the officials of Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Bihar in companynivance with the politicians and suppliers in the year 1994 95 which culminated into the registration of a First Information Report FIR being R.C. No.
1619 of 2013 whereby the High Court dismissed the petition filed by the appellant herein for transferring the case being R.C. No.
Petition No.
Considering the fact that the matter has been lingering on since 1997, the Court below passed an order dated 10.06.2013 that on the next date, if the arguments would number be advanced on behalf of the appellant, it shall be closed.
Serious objection was raised by the appellant and the respondent State through its Investigation Officer CBI about the role of the intervenor in a criminal trial.
On the day when the matter was posted for hearing, one Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lallan Singh, Member of the Lok Sabha from Munger Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Bihar, filed Criminal Misc.
14939 of 2013 seeking intervention in the abovesaid appeal.
On 20.06.2013, a numberice was issued by the trial Judge informing all the parties that written arguments may be filed on or before 01.07.2013 and judgment is to be delivered on or before 15.07.2013.
Thereupon, the arguments were advanced till 18.06.2013.
According to him, he has been fighting all along for a free and fair investigation of the case and expeditious companyclusion of the trial so that the guilty are brought to book and public companyfidence in the judicial system is number shaken.
At this stage, Criminal Misc.
1619 of 2013 was filed before the High Court by the appellant for the transfer of the case from the Court of Special Judge IV, CBI AHD to any other companyrt of companypetent jurisdiction on the apprehension that a fair and impartial trial cannot be done by the aforesaid companyrt.
Sathasivam, CJI.
Leave granted.
Petition No.
The High Court, after companysidering the rival submissions and taking numbere of the fact that the case has reached the stage of delivering judgment, by order dated 01.07.2013, provided a further time of 10 days for companyclusion of the arguments and dismissed the petition which resulted in the present appeal by way of special leave.
It was also stated that he was one of the writ petitioners before the High Court of Patna in a writ petition filed in public interest which led to the unearthing of the fodder scam in the State of Bihar during the period 1977 to 1996.
20 A /1996 from the Court of Special Judge IV, CBI, AHD , Ranchi to any other Court of companypetent jurisdiction.
After investigation, a charge sheet was submitted in the Court of the Special Judge IV, CBI AHD , Ranchi in the year 1997 and the charges were framed in the year 2000 in respect of various offences punishable under the IPC and the PC Act.
