Charges against the accused in 2G case

New Delhi: Former telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi along with 12 other people and three companies, who have been accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case, have been charged under Indian Penal Code Section 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent). The maximum punishment if convicted for criminal breach of trust is life term while the minimum punishment is seven years in prison.

The charges are:

A Raja has been charged with criminal conspiracy for criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, accepting bribe/illegal gratification and misuse of office. Siddharth Behura charged with criminal conspiracy to cheat, forge documents and criminal breach of trust and misuse of office. RK Chandolia charged criminal conspiracy for criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, accepting bribe/illegal gratification and misuse of office.

Kanimozhi charged with abetment of illegal gratification, criminal conspiracy for criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, accepting bribe/illegal gratification and misuse of office.

Shahid Balwa and Vinod Goenka charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating, abetment of illegal gratification and forgery. Sanjay Chandra charged with criminal conspiracy for criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, accepting bribe/illegal gratification and misuse of office.

Gautam Doshi, Surendra Pipara and Hari Nair charged with cheating, abetment to cheating, criminal conspiracy, criminal conspiracy for criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, accepting bribe/illegal gratification and misuse of office.

Sharath Kumar charged with abetment of illegal gratification, foregery, criminal conspiracy for criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, accepting bribe/illegal gratification and misuse of office.

Asif Balwa, Rajiv Agarwal and Karim Morani charged with abetment of illegal gratification, forgery criminal conspiracy for criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, accepting bribe/illegal gratification and misuse of office.

Kanimozhi's father and DMK chief M Karunanidhi arrived in Delhi on Friday and met UPA Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday.

Kanimozhi has been lodged in jail for almost six months and has been denied bail. The court will resume hearing on the bail applications of various accused, including that of Kanimozhi, from October 24.