Coal rip-off: Delhi courtroom acquits ex-coal secretary, others

A particular CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) courtroom on Wednesday acquitted six accused, together with former coal secretary H.C. Gupta and two different public servants in an alleged coal rip-off case associated to allocation of two coal blocks in Odisha.

Moreover Gupta, particular choose Sanjay Bansal acquitted Navabharat Energy Pvt. Ltd, its then chairman P. Trivikrama Prasad after which managing director Y. Harish Chandra Prasad, and former coal ministry joint-secretary Okay.S. Kropha, and Okay.C. Samaria, former director within the coal allocation part of the ministry.

The choose held that the CBI had did not show past any cheap doubt that any “misrepresentation” was made by the accused. The choose additional stated no case of dishonest was made out as nobody was induced.

“When the appliance has been discovered to be full, when the applicant firm NPPL has been discovered to be eligible firm and when no misrepresentations had been made by the corporate, no query arises for existence of any conspiracy. It’s held that prosecution has did not show any conspiracy,” the choose stated.