Srinagar: A Sessions Court here on Saturday put in abeyance a trial court order regarding framing of charges against the National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah in the multi-crore fund misappropriation in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA).
The Court of Additional Session Judge, Farooq Ahmad, also put in abeyance the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s March 2, 2026 order dismissing Abdullah’s plea for discharge in the case registered against the three-time chief minister of J&K and other accused persons by the CBI.
“The operation of the impugned Order dated 02.03.2026, and the subsequent proceedings dated 30.03.2026 (framing of charges), conducted by the trial magistrate, shall remain in abeyance exclusively as they pertain to the revisionist Dr. Farooq Abdullah till the next date of hearing,” the court said.
The trial court had framed charges against Abdullah under Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant) and 109 (abetment) of the Ranbir Penal Code.
In his plea, Abdullah contended that the trial court failed to properly appreciate the facts while rejecting his discharge application. He argued that as President of the JKCA, his role was largely honorary and that day-to-day financial management and control over funds rested with the association’s Treasurer and General Secretary.
Farooq submitted that his role was limited to a routine administrative signature on a 2008 resolution, which, according to him, does not establish criminal liability.
The case pertains to alleged financial irregularities in the functioning of the JKCA, which was investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The CBI has filed a chargesheet accusing Abdullah and several others for siphoning off more than Rs 43 crore from grants provided by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to the JKCA.
