CHANDIGARH: The trial against former Punjab chief minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, in Amritsar Improvement Trust case would now be conducted by another court in Mohali. Justice K C Puri of the Punjab and Haryana high court passed these orders on Friday, while disposing off a petition filed by the Congress leader.
Justice Puri ordered that the trial against former CM would be conducted before senior most judge of the district court Mohali.
In his petition, Amarinder had sought the transfer of case trial from Mohali court to any other outside Punjab, alleging that the trial could not be held in a fair manner in the state as the public prosecutor could not be presumed to be impartial. However, later he pressed for transfer of the case to any other court of district court Mohali. Even the state government had filed its no objection on the shifting of case trial.
While apprehending pressure on Punjab vigilance bureau during the trial of cases against him, Capt had contended that the public prosecutor was under administrative control of the home department of the state government, headed by deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal.
Amarinder was booked by the Punjab vigilance bureau on September 11, 2008 at the police station, vigilance bureau, Mohali, under sections 420, 458, 467, 471, 120-B of IPC and sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The matter pertains to land excluded from the Amritsar Improvement Trust scheme, which was later taken by a builder. The bureau has already filed a charge sheet against Capt in this case before special court Mohali.
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