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Soibam Rocky Singh

Delhi HC allows CBI to challenge A. Raja’s acquittal in 2G spectrum case

The Delhi High Court on Friday said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had successfully put forth a case for “re-appreciation of the entire evidence” in the 2G spectrum allocation case in which former Telecom Minister A. Raja, and others were acquitted in 2017.

Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said, “on the basis of material on record, and after going through the sworn testimonies, material on record, impugned judgment and the submissions made at bar by both the parties... there is a prima facie case which requires deeper examination and re-appreciation/re-appraisal of entire evidence”.

The judge said during the hearing he had noticed “some contradictions in the [2018] judgment itself, which require deeper examination”.

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