Satyam case: Judge to announce sentence at 2.30 p.m

Hyderabad, April 9: Special Judge B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court is likely to announce the sentence at 2.30 p.m against Ramalinga Raju and all the other accused in the Satyam fraud case. Lawyers said the convicts may be sentenced for two to 10 years. Venkateswara Rao, one of the defence counsels, told reporters that the judge wanted to know from Ramalinga Raju and others if they have to say anything. The accused pleaded for minimum sentence on grounds of health and the problems faced by their families as they have already spent more than two years in jail. "They told the honourable judge that they and their families faced lot of hardships due to the case. They also brought to his notice that there was no loss to people (due to the fraud)," he said.