September 24, 2010 12:02 PM

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Delhi HC quashes cash-for-query scam charges against journalists

The Delhi High Court today quashed charges against two journalists in cash-for-query scam. The two journalists, Anirudh Bahal and Suhasini Raj, were charged for carrying out a sting operation against the then legislators for allegedly demanding money to ask questions in Parliament in 2005. Justice S N Dhingra quashed the trial court order of July six, 2009 of taking cognisance of the charge sheet filed against the two journalists. The court said charging the petitioners under Prevention of Corruption Act would amount to discouraging the people of this country from performing their duties enjoined upon them by the Constitution as well as the Criminal Procedure Code. Both the journalists, reporters from website Cobra Post.com, had challenged a summoning order issued by a Special Judge.

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