Accused fined Rs 10,000 for their lawyers' absence in 10 crore fraud case

While hearing a Rs 10-crore bank fraud case, a special CBI court asked three accused to pay Rs 10,000 as fine, as their lawyers were not present to cross-examine the witness, who had come from Delhi to record his statement

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While hearing a Rs 10-crore bank fraud case, a special CBI court asked three accused to pay Rs 10,000 as fine, as their lawyers were not present to cross-examine the witness, who had come from Delhi to record his statement.

The trio has to pay Rs 5,000 to the witness, TC Gopala, a Bank of India employee, and the remaining amount to the District Legal Cell Authority.

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