Court sets July 25 for framing charges in IPL spot-fixing case

A court hearing the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing case on Monday set July 25 for framing charges in the matter

New Delhi: A court hearing the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing case on Monday set July 25 for framing charges in the matter.

Additional Sessions Judge Neena Bansal Krishna deferred till July 25 the court order on finalising the charges in the case.

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The court also fixed July 13 for clarification if required in the matter.

Delhi Police on July 30, 2013, filed a charge sheet in the IPL spot-fixing case, alleging that absconding don Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel were behind the IPL spot-fixing scandal.

The formal set of charges, running into 6,000 pages, named cricketers S. Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, among others, in the scandal related to the IPL-6 held in 2013.

The accused have been charged with the offences of cheating and conspiracy under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.

Dawood and Shakeel have been declared proclaimed offenders in the case after police completed the process of their property attachment.

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