Ranchi: The special PMLA court has fixed April 10 as the date for framing of charges against suspended IAS officer Pooja. Singhal and two others in the MNREGA scam and money laundering case.
The special PMLA court had earlier on Wednesday decided to frame charges in the case. But Singhal’s lawyers sought time, saying they would prefer to file an appeal in the high court against the order of the special PMLA court, which rejected his discharge plea in the case.
Senior Advocate Biswajit Mukherjee and Vikrant SinhaAppearing for Singhal, he said that he was yet to receive the certified copy of the court order on his discharge petition. He said that due to technical glitch the order has not been uploaded on the court’s website and framing of charges in such circumstances would not be proper. After hearing the petitioner, the court decided that the charges against Singhal and other accused persons – retired executive engineer Shashi Prakash and Singhal’s husband a chartered accountant Suman Kumar Will be framed on the next date.
Singhal gave an oral undertaking before the court that she would appear before it on the given date.
Meanwhile, the court has framed charges against accused Ram Binod Sinha in the case.
The ED has filed a charge sheet against Singhal and others in the Rs 18 crore MGNREGA scam in Khunti district. The central agency conducted nationwide raids on the premises of Singhal and his associates in May 2022 and subsequently arrested them. He is currently out on interim bail.
The special PMLA court had earlier on Wednesday decided to frame charges in the case. But Singhal’s lawyers sought time, saying they would prefer to file an appeal in the high court against the order of the special PMLA court, which rejected his discharge plea in the case.
Senior Advocate Biswajit Mukherjee and Vikrant SinhaAppearing for Singhal, he said that he was yet to receive the certified copy of the court order on his discharge petition. He said that due to technical glitch the order has not been uploaded on the court’s website and framing of charges in such circumstances would not be proper. After hearing the petitioner, the court decided that the charges against Singhal and other accused persons – retired executive engineer Shashi Prakash and Singhal’s husband a chartered accountant Suman Kumar Will be framed on the next date.
Singhal gave an oral undertaking before the court that she would appear before it on the given date.
Meanwhile, the court has framed charges against accused Ram Binod Sinha in the case.
The ED has filed a charge sheet against Singhal and others in the Rs 18 crore MGNREGA scam in Khunti district. The central agency conducted nationwide raids on the premises of Singhal and his associates in May 2022 and subsequently arrested them. He is currently out on interim bail.