Judicial remand of Satyam accused extended by 14 days

Press Trust Of India / Hyderabad April 29, 2009


The judicial remand of former Satyam Chairman B Ramalinga Raju and seven other accused was extended by 14 days today by a local court here.

All the accused in the multi-crore rupee fraud case were produced before the XIV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate K Sudhakar, who extended their remand till May 13.

Earlier, B Ramalinga Raju and other accused were brought to the court at 10.30 am in a police van from the Chanchalguda jail. As per court procedure, the accused were to be present in the court to receive a copy each of the charge sheet filed by the CBI against them.

However, CBI Public Prosecutor Venkat Ramana informed the judge that copies of the charge sheet could not be brought to the court as they are kept in a make-shift office of the CBI and there were difficulties in transporting them.

He told the court that the CBI is ready to provide copies of the charge sheet at the office. This is the third time that B Ramalinga Raju has been produced before court since his arrest.


Defence counsel Bharat Kumar objected to this saying that providing copies of the charge sheet to the accused is mandatory as per court norms, and he insisted on them.

The CBI prosecutor requested time from the court to make the copies available.The judge directed the CBI to provide copies of the charge sheet to the accused on May 4.

Besides Ramalinga Raju, his brother and former Satyam MD Rama Raju, ex-CFO Vadlamani Srinivas, former director of Price Waterhouse S Gopalakrishnan and his deputy Talluri Srinivas, Satyam employees G Ramakrishna, Venkatpati Raju and Srisailam were produced in the court

Ramalinga Raju’s another brother Suryanarayana Raju of SRSR advisory firm was also present in the court. He is on anticipatory bail.


Defence counsel Bharat Kumar objected to this saying that providing copies of the charge sheet to the accused is mandatory as per court norms, and he insisted on them.

The CBI prosecutor requested time from the court to make the copies available. The judge directed the CBI to provide copies of the charge sheet to the accused on May 4.

Besides Ramalinga Raju, his brother and former Satyam MD Rama Raju, ex-CFO Vadlamani Srinivas, former director of Price Waterhouse S Gopalakrishnan and his deputy Talluri Srinivas, Satyam employees G Ramakrishna, Venkatpati Raju and Srisailam were produced in the court Ramalinga Raju’s another brother Suryanarayana Raju of SRSR advisory firm was also present in the court. He is on anticipatory bail.