NEW DELHI, Oct 31: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was today granted exemption from personal appearance for the day by a Delhi court in connection with a Rs 10 crore disproportionate assets case against him. Special Judge Virender Kumar Goyal also granted the relief to Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh, a co-accused in the case. The CBI, meanwhile, opposed Singhs’ application seeking permanent exemption from personal appearance, saying there was no such provision in law. The court has now posted the matter for argument on accused’s plea for November 30.
During the proceedings, the CBI informed the court that it has handed over certain documents, filed along with the charge sheet, to Singhs and other accused persons as per its earlier direction.
The couple, who have not been arrested so far, and other accused persons — Universal Apple Associate owner Chunni Lal Chauhan, stamp paper vendor Joginder Singh Ghalta, Managing Director of Tarani Infrastructure Vakamulla Chandrasekhar, and co-accused Lawan Kumar Roach, Prem Raj and Ram Prakash Bhatia — are facing trial in the case. (PTI)
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