A Special CBI Court of Sita Ram Prasad on Wednesday convicted all the 19 accused persons, including former JD (U) MP Jagdish Sharma, in the fodder-scam case RC34/96A, granting bail to the seven of them who were sentenced for a period of less than three years.
The remaining 12 convicts will be done on January 24. RC34A/96 relates to the fraudulent withdrawal of `1.16 crore from Godda treasury during 1992-95.
“All the 19 accused in RC34A/96 have been convicted under different Sections under the IPC while Sharma has also been convicted under 13 (2) read with 1(B) and 1 (D) of PC Act,” said CBI advocate Shiv Kumar Kaka. The suppliers have been charged with Section 420, 467 and 471 of IPC, he added.
Disappointed Sharma calling himself innocent, however, said that he has full faith in judiciary and will be proved acquittal at the end as there is no evidence against him.
According to Kaka, out of the total 30 accused, six died during the course of the trial, two turned approvers, two admitted their guilt and one is still absconding.