NMart cases to be tried in Guntur of Andhra Pradesh

The Supreme Court has given order on May 1, 2017, transferring all NMart cases to Guntur in Andhra Pradesh where first FIR was filed against the company under the provisions of Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978. The Supreme Court ordered the investigating authorities to complete the investigation as far as possible within three months.

Once the investigation is completed and charge sheet is filed, all the cases in the states other than Andhra Pradesh shall stand transferred to the concerned court in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, where the first FIR was filed.
The said court may permit evidence of outstation witnesses to be recorded by video conferencing, if any such permission is sought, and if trial is not hampered thereby.