JAMMU, Sept. 30 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the framing of charges against Ashok Singh Manhas in a CBI case involving alleged cheating, forgery and use of fabricated revenue documents to secure bank finance, while directing the trial court to proceed with the case after a stay of nearly 13 years.
Justice Rajnesh Oswal dismissed the challenge to the order dated September 4, 2013 passed by the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption (CBI Cases), Jammu, whereby Manhas was charged under Sections 120-B, 420, 467, 468 and 471 RPC and provisions of the J&K Prevention of Corruption Act.
The petitioner had sought quashing of CBI FIR No. RC0042011A0003, the consequential charge-sheet and the order framing charges, contending t...