New Delhi: Former telecom minister A. Raja and 13 others jailed in the 2G scam case have asked a special court to deal separately with the CBI's fresh plea to invoke the additional charge of breach of trust against them, so that they can seek bail.
"The CBI's fresh application for framing the charge of criminal breach of trust should be treated separately. There is no harm if the issue is dealt with later," DMK MP Raja told the court of special CBI judge O.P. Saini on Thursday.
Asking for the court to move ahead with the trial, the accused cited constitutional provisions and a Supreme Court order saying the bail applications could be entertained only after the charges had been framed.
The court was to earlier pronounce its order on the framing of charges on September 15. The CBI chargesheet accuses Raja and the others of having conspired to buy, sell or abet the transfer of spectrum at an alleged loss of Rs 30,000 crore to the state, in return for bribes.