Prominent builder Niranjan Hiranandani has approached the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the charge sheet filed against him by the CBI in a case of alleged corruption, criminal conspiracy and cheating.<\/p>\n
Hiranandani, 61, sought the quashing and setting aside of the charge sheet filed against him in September 2010 by the CBI’s Anti-Corruption Bureau for not depositing provident funds of the employees of his group to the tune of Rs 9 crore.<\/p>\n
The ACB had charged him under sections pertaining to criminal conspiracy, cheating and under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.<\/p>\n
A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V K Tahilramani recently posted the petition for hearing on February 14 and granted an interim stay on the trial against Hiranandani.<\/p>\n
The builder approached the high court after a co-accused, K Gopalan, was discharged from the case.<\/p>\n
“The petitioner cannot be vicariously held responsible merely because he is a director of the company,” the petition said.<\/p>\n
According to the prosecution, the Hiranandani Group had not deposited provident funds of its employees between 2003 and 2006.<\/p>\n
The alleged non-payment, as per a report submitted by the Employee Provident Fund Organisation in its departmental enquiry, was to the tune of Rs 9.36 crore.<\/p>\n
Apart from Hiranandani, two employees of the group and four officers from the EPFO have been arraigned as accused in the case.<\/p>\n
Following the EPFO’s report, the CBI lodged an FIR in the case in March 2008.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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