Charges against Sasikala, two others

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Feb 14 2017 | 8:23 PM IST
Following are the charges under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act used to convict AIADMK chief V K Sasikala and two others by the trial court which were restored by a Supreme Court verdict today:
* Section 109 of the IPC:- Abetment of any offence, if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment.
* Section 120-B of the IPC:- Criminal conspiracy.
* Section 13(1)(e) of the PC Act:- If he or any person on his behalf, is in possession or has, at any time during the period of his office, been in possession for which the public servant cannot satisfactorily account, of pecuniary resources or property disproportionate to his known sources of income.
* Section 13(2) of the PC Act:- Any public servant who commits criminal misconduct shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than one year but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.

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First Published: Feb 14 2017 | 8:23 PM IST

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