Ghaziabad: A special CBI court here framed charges of corruption, cheating and forgery against six retired district judges of Ghaziabad in the multi-crore Provident Fund scam.
Court also framed charges against 65 persons involved in the scam under various sections of the Indian Penal Code(IPC).
Special CBI Judge A K Singh on Monday framed charges against six retired judges - R P Mishra, R P Yadav, A K Singh, R S Choubey, R N Mishra and Arun Kumar- who were district judges of Ghaziabad between 2001 and 2008.
CBI public prosecutor B K Singh said that these retired judges have been framed under various sections of the IPC and under Section 13 (2) read with 13(1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Singh also said that CBI court has ordered to begin trial from December 6 next month in the Rs 6.58 crore PF scam, adding that these retired judges are now out on bail.
