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SIT to File Ram Temple Donations Chargesheet by September 25
A team is investigating claims that money donated to the Ram temple may have been mishandled.
The team is called a Special Investigation Team, or SIT.
It must submit its first formal list of accusations, called a chargesheet, by September 25.
This deadline exists because 90 days will have passed since the first arrest.
If the chargesheet is not filed in time, the accused may be allowed to seek default bail.
The Supreme Court examined the team’s confidential progress report.
The team has four members and is led by IGP Kiran S. The court also asked Uttar Pradesh to include a forensic auditor to help check the donation records.
The court-appointed SIT will file its first chargesheet by September 25 in the alleged Ram temple donations embezzlement case.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the 90-day period from the first arrest expires on September 25.
Failure to file the chargesheet within the statutory period could make the accused eligible for default bail.
The Supreme Court reviewed the SIT’s detailed status report, submitted in a sealed cover.
The four-member SIT, headed by IGP Kiran S, includes a forensic auditor as directed by the court.
- Who
- The court-appointed Special Investigation Team, led by IGP Kiran S, is investigating the case; Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court.
- What
- The SIT will file its first chargesheet in the alleged embezzlement of Ram temple donations.
- Where
- The alleged irregularities concern donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya; the matter is before the Supreme Court.
- When
- The Supreme Court was informed on Monday that the chargesheet would be filed on or before September 25, when the 90-day period expires.
- Why
- The chargesheet must be filed within the statutory period to avoid the accused becoming eligible for default bail and to advance the court-directed investigation.
Key facts
- Chargesheet deadline
- On or before September 25
- Investigation team
- A four-member Special Investigation Team
- SIT head
- IGP Kiran S
- Legal deadline
- The 90-day period from the first arrest expires on September 25
- Court report
- The Supreme Court perused a detailed status report submitted in a sealed cover
- Additional expertise
- The Uttar Pradesh government was directed to include a forensic auditor
- Case subject
- Alleged embezzlement or irregularities in the management of Ram temple donations
Quotes
Tushar Mehta
Solicitor General representing the government before the Supreme Court
“Ninety days from the date of the first arrest are going to be over on September 25, so we will have to file the chargesheet, otherwise, they (the accused) will get default bail.”
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