Satyam case: Court adjourns hearing to Jan 20

A local court in Hyderabad adjourned on Wednesday framing of charges against multi-crore Satyam case accused, including IT firm's former chairman B Ramalinga Raju, to January 20.

The case relating to hearing of framing of charges was pending in the XIV additional chief metropolitan magistrate as defence counsels had urged the court to hand over the documents relating to supplementary charge-sheet after its physical verification with original documents.

After physical verification, the court had handed over the documents on December 23 to nine accused, except the prime accused and Satyam founder Raju who is undergoing treatment for his hepatitis-C ailment at NIMS hospital here.

When the case came up on Wednesday, the defence counsel informed the court that Ramalinga Raju was unable to receive the documents as he is recuperating in the hospital.

Following the defence counsel contentions, the magistrate directed Ramalinga Raju's counsel to receive the documents on behalf of his client and posted the case to January 20 and also extended judicial remand of all the accused till same day.

Eight accused, including two former auditors of PricewaterhouseCoopers, were produced before the magistrate.

Another accused Suryanarayana Raju, who was on anticipatory bail was also present in the court.

Later, all the eight accused were shifted to Chanchalguda jail.

Image: B Ramalinga Raju