The Kudko murder case in which Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren is the lone accused has been transferred to another court, a day before its judgement was to be delivered.
The First Additional District Sessions Judge, N N Singh, who had concluded hearing and reserved the judgement in the case, yesterday sent a letter to District and Sessions Judge, Sanjay Prasad requesting him to transfer the case from his court to any other court "due to some reasons".
Court officials said in Giridih on Friday that a court order for transfer of the case from Singh's court to Additional District Judge Mohammad Qasim's court has been released.
On April 3, First ADJ, N N Singh, had concluded hearing in the 36-year-old case and set tomorrow as the date for delivering the verdict.
According to a senior advocate, the transfer could delay the verdict as the new court might hear the case afresh.
An FIR was filed on April 15, 1974 by one Bahadur Singh, who accused Soren of heading a group that allegedly killed Khirodar Singh and Chundi Singh following slaughter of a goat at Kudko village under Pirtand police station.
The chargesheet was filed in 1978.
Soren is the sole accused after eight other accused were acquitted in 1986. PTI
