it could not be said that the accusation levelled against the former AG by the prosecution, particularly for the commission of offences under sections 120-B, 409, 468 and 471 IPC were groundless, says the Odhisa High Court order.
The Orissa High Court has dismissed the criminal revision petition filed by former Advocate General of Odisha Ashok Mohanty who is an accused in the 2014 Artha Tatwa Ponzi scam.
“it could not be said that the accusation levelled against the former AG by the prosecution, particularly for the commission of offences under sections 120-B, 409, 468 and 471 IPC were groundless and that there were no sufficient grounds for proceeding against him for such offences, says the High Court order.”
The case against Odhisa’s former Advocate General Ashok Mohanty
For the unversed, Mohanty has been accused of criminal conspiracy in the 500 crore chit fund scam and he had approached the Court claiming no involvement in the case.
The case against Odhisa’s former Advocate General is that he has misappropriated funds from prime accused Pradeep Kumar Sethy’s Tatwa Group of companies.
It is alleged that Sethy had purchased a building located at plot No.11-3B/1332, Category-B measuring 4000 Sq.ft. in Sector-11, Bidanashi, Cuttack from the accused Pradeep Kumar Sethy. As per records, accused Pradeep Kumar Sethy had purchased the…
