JUSTICE-MUDGAL-IPL-PROBE-COMMITTEE-REPORT-final-feb-8

Recommendations

Info

JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE 20141I have had the privilege of going through thecomprehensive report prepared by Mr Justice MukulMudgal and deem it necessary to add my thoughts on thesubject.GENESIS OF THE PROBE:On the intervening night of 15/16.05.2013, a team of theSpecial Cell, Delhi Police (hereinafter referred to as theDelhi Police) apprehended and arrested four players(amongst others) in connection with FIR No. 20/2013dated 09.05.2013 under Section 120B/420 1 of the IndianPenal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as FIR 20/2013).The arrested players were namely:1. S. Sreesanth, an International Indian cricket playerplaying for the Indian Premier League, (hereinafterreferred to as IPL) team, Rajasthan Royals;2. Ankeet Chavan, a player of the IPL team, RajasthanRoyals;3. Ajith Chandela, a player of the IPL team, RajasthanRoyals;4. Amit Kumar Singh, an ex-player of IPL team,Rajasthan RoyalsThe allegations as per the FIR No. 20/2013 against theplayers were that the players had allegedly indulged inspot/session fixing during certain matches played by IPL1 Subsequently on 03.06.2013, after obtaining due approval from thecompetent authority, Section 3 and 4 of the Maharashtra Control ofOrganised Crime Act (hereinafter referred to as MCOCA) were addedto the said FIR/ ongoing investigation.
JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE 20142team, Rajasthan Royals, in the ongoing IPL, Season 6 byunderperforming or making other players underperform,in pre decided overs of the IPL matches. The Delhi Police,on the same day had also arrested a number of bookies,who were allegedly involved in conspiring with players tofix spots and using such advance informations, about theoccurrence of an event, made windfall gains through illegalbetting in the ongoing IPL matches.Taking cognizance of the arrests of the aforesaid players bythe Delhi Police in FIR 20/2013 on charges of spot fixing,the Board of Control for Cricket in India (hereinafterreferred to as the BCCI) under its Rules and Regulationsappointed a Commissioner, Mr. Ravi Sawani on18.05.2013 to make a preliminary inquiry into inter aliathe alleged acts of spot fixing and furnish a report within30 days of its appointment. Mr. Ravi Sawani, submittedan interim report on 05.06.2013 and subsequently a finalReport on 08.07.2013; and having found all the fourarrested players guilty of offences under the BCCI Anti-Corruption Code for Participants, recommended to theDisciplinary Committee of the BCCI to impose suchsanctions as may be commensurate to the offencecommitted, in order to send out a strong signal indicating azero tolerance policy of the BCCI to any corruption in thesport.On the basis of another independent investigation, theCrime Branch of the Mumbai Police (hereinafter referred toas the Mumbai Police) carried out a raid on 14.05.2013 on
Page 1: 2014JUSTICE MUDGALIPL PROBE COMMITT
Page 5 and 6: JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE
Page 53 and 54:
JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE
Page 55 and 56:
Page 57 and 58:
Page 59 and 60:
Page 61 and 62:
Page 63 and 64:
Page 65 and 66:
Page 67 and 68:
Page 69 and 70:
Page 71 and 72:
Page 73 and 74:
Page 75 and 76:
Page 77 and 78:
Page 79 and 80:
Page 81 and 82:
Page 83 and 84:
Page 85 and 86:
show all

JUSTICE-MUDGAL-IPL-PROBE-COMMITTEE-REPORT-final-feb-8

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?