Hindujas claim charge-sheet incomplete

Citing various legal precedents, the lawyers further told the court that they wished to eliminate certain “dark areas” of the probe and to help the court to decide whether it should take cognizance of such “an incomplete charge-sheet”.

Special judge after the completion of arguments by the Defence adjourned directed CBI to reply to the various arguments raised inthe court.

The CBI, in a 11-page supplementary charge-sheet filed in court this October, had accused the Hindujas of receiving 81 million Swedish Kroners from Swedish arms manufacturing company AB Bofors, which had supplied 155 mm Howitzer field guns to India.

The Hinduja brothers — S.P. Hinduja, G.P Hinduja and P.P. Hinduja — had filed their applications in court to be heard before the question of cognisance was decided. They had said that they were raising objections after seeing media reports regarding the charge-sheet.

G.P. Hinduja’s counsel Rajinder Singh said: “Taking cognisance will cause irreparable damage his client who has invested Rs. 10,000 crore in India.” Counsels of the other two brothers cited similar arguments in defence of their clients.

After hearing arguments from their respective counsel, the court adjourned the proceedings till tomorrow with direction to the CBI to address the court on the points raised by them.