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2G scam: SC to hear bail pleas of Reliance ADAG executives

Aug 25, 2011

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will tomorrow hear the bail pleas of three jailed corporate executives of Reliance ADAG arrested in connection with 2G spectrum allocation scam.

CBI had in its first charge sheet filed on 2 April. Reuters

The bail petitions of ADAG Group MD Gautam Doshi, President Surendra Pipara and Senior Vice President Hari Nair are listed for hearing before a bench headed by Justice GS Singhvi.

The trio have challenged the rejection of their bail plea by the Delhi High Court which had on 23 May said “the gravity of the offence itself is sufficient to deny bail”. They are in jail since 20 April.

Their bail applications are coming up for hearing a day after all the 17 accused completed their arguments opposing the framing of charges against them in a trial court.

CBI had in its first charge sheet filed on 2 April specified the role of Reliance Telecom Ltd (RTL) and its three top officials for their “complicity” in 2G spectrum allocation
scam case.

Doshi, Pipara and Nair, along with the company, have been chargesheeted for entering into a criminal conspiracy to cheat the government by getting licenses in an illegal manner.

PTI

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