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Supreme Court Ends Bofors Case, Rejects Plea Against 2005 Acquittal
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Supreme Court Ends Bofors Case, Rejects Plea Against 2005 Acquittal

From Hespress · () Arabic

Translated from Arabic, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • The Supreme Court dismissed the final appeal in the Bofors pay-off case, effectively ending a decades-long corruption investigation.
  • The appeal challenged a 2005 Delhi High Court ruling that had already quashed all criminal proceedings against the Hinduja brothers and Bofors.
  • The court refused to grant further time for the appeal, citing the case's long pendency since 2018 and the prior dismissal of the investigating agency's challenge.

India's Supreme Court has effectively closed the chapter on the politically charged Bofors pay-off case, dismissing the sole remaining appeal against a 2005 judgment that had cleared the Hinduja brothers and Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. The dismissal brings a near four-decade-long corruption saga to a close.

What is all this about the Hinduja brothers and CBI?

— Supreme Court benchQuestioning the basis for continuing the Bofors case appeal.

The appeal was filed by advocate Ajay K Agrawal, who sought to challenge the Delhi High Court's decision to quash all criminal proceedings. A bench comprising justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran refused to grant Agrawal additional time, noting the case had been pending since 2018. The court questioned the basis for continuing the proceedings, especially after the investigating agency's own appeal had already been dismissed.

All proceedings were quashed. What is this? How many years have passed?

— Supreme Court benchExpressing surprise at the continued pendency of the Bofors case.

During the hearing, Agrawal requested four weeks to remove the names of two deceased respondents, Srichand P Hinduja and Gopichand P Hinduja, from the case records. However, the bench appeared disinclined to grant any adjournment. When Agrawal attempted to explain the procedural history, including the dismissal of the CBI's appeal, the court cut him short, stating, "No, no... dismissed." The appeal was subsequently dismissed, marking the end of litigation stemming from the 2005 high court ruling.

No, no... dismissed.

— Supreme Court benchCutting short the appellant's submissions regarding the dismissal of the CBI's appeal.
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Originally published by Hespress in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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