{"id":26964,"date":"2026-09-21T12:17:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26964"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:17:55","slug":"ram-temple-donations-theft-case-sit-to-file-first-chargesheet-on-or-before-september-25-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26964","title":{"rendered":"Ram Temple donations &#8216;theft&#8217; case: SIT to file first chargesheet on or before September 25 | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134388974,imgsize-61770,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/a-four-member-sit-is-probing-the-alleged-theft-of-donations.jpg\" alt=\"Ram Temple donations 'theft' case: SIT to file first chargesheet on or before September 25\" title=\"A four-member SIT is probing the alleged theft of donations\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A four-member SIT is probing the alleged theft of donations\">A four-member SIT is probing the alleged theft of donations<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will file its first chargesheet in the case on or before September 25, a CJI-led bench was informed on Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that the chargesheet would have to be filed as the statutory 90-day period from the first arrest in the case would lapse soon.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cNinety days from the date of the first arrest are going to be over on September 25, so we will have to file the chargesheet, otherwise, they (the accused) will get default bail,\u201d Mehta said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, also perused a detailed status report submitted by the SIT in a sealed cover.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Under Section 167(2) of the CrPC, an accused becomes entitled to statutory bail if the investigating agency fails to file a chargesheet in the trial court within the stipulated period of 60 or 90 days.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The bench had earlier directed the probe team to complete its investigation expeditiously and take it to its logical conclusion. It had also asked the SIT to file a status report in a sealed cover on the progress of the probe into the alleged theft of donations.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The Supreme court had taken note of the formation of a four-member SIT headed by IGP Kiran S to investigate the alleged embezzlement of donations and directed the Uttar Pradesh government to include a forensic auditor in the probe team.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Observing that \u201cremedial actions will have to be taken\u201d, the bench had said steps would be taken to \u201censure transparency\u201d and directed the SIT to submit a status report.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The court&#8217;s directions came after allegations of irregularities surfaced in the management of donations at the Ram Temple. Several petitioners approached the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe and a forensic audit of the temple trust\u2019s finances.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With PTI inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/ram-temple-donations-theft-case-sit-to-file-first-chargesheet-on-or-before-september-25\/articleshow\/134388054.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A four-member SIT is probing the alleged theft of donations NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will file its first chargesheet in the case on or before September 25, a CJI-led bench was informed on Monday.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told 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