The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) might add more sections to the FIR registered in the ‘Judge-Bribery’ case. A statement to this effect was filed by the public prosecutor, CBI, today in the court of Special CBI Judge Jagdeep Jain.

The statement was made after the defence counsel for former Haryana Additional Advocate General Sanjeev Bansal insisted that no offence was made out against Bansal and the co-accused in the case.

The arguments of defence and prosecution completed today. The order on Bansal’s application will be pronounced on Monday.

It might be recalled that the Chandigarh Police in its FIR had also booked Rajiv Gupta and Nirmal Singh on charges of forgery for preparing forged documents of a property to save them. Till date, the CBI has only registered an FIR under Sections 8 and 9 of the Prevention of Corruption Act and criminal conspiracy.

Based on the anticipatory bail application filed by co-accused Ravinder Singh, the defence counsel for Bansal, Advocate S K Vohra argued that there is no case of bribing a judge as Ravinder Singh has accepted that it was his money and it was delivered at a wrong address.

Vohra added that Bansal shall be granted bail as there is no recovery. He stated that since the investigating of the case will take a long time, so Bansal shall be granted bail.

On the other hand, the prosecution contested the bail stating that Bansal is an influential person and shall not be released on bail as he would tamper the evidence. Moreover, since Ravinder Singh is still at large, Bansal shall be kept behind bars.

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