The cited record supports the material proposition.
A Hyderabad court convicted Satyam's founder and nine others in April 2015 and sentenced them to seven years' rigorous imprisonment.
- Claim made by
- Business Standard, press report
- Published
- 11 May 2015
- Evidence score
- 72 How it was scored
- Last reviewed
- 25 October 2026
Why this label
PTI reports that the trial court sentenced the founder and others to seven years' rigorous imprisonment for criminal conspiracy and cheating, with a fine of Rs 5.35 crore on the founder and one co-accusedS5. The News Minute gives the same seven-year term but a fine of Rs 5.5 crore eachS4, so the fine figure is not settled by the press reports. It reports that the sessions court rejected a first appeal as not maintainable on a Monday, which was 20 April 2015S4. The convicts then filed appeals in the sessions court, which granted bail and suspended the sentences on 11 May 2015S5. The conviction is a first instance ruling under appeal. No appellate ruling was found as of October 2026. The judgment itself was not read.
Current procedural position
B Ramalinga Raju and nine others convicted on 9 April 2015. Sentences suspended and bail granted by the metropolitan sessions court on 11 May 2015, appeals pendingS5. No appellate ruling found as of October 2026.
Record supporting the assessment
sentenced Raju and others to seven years' rigorous imprisonment
granted bail to Satyam Computers founder B Ramalinga Raju and nine others
has no jurisdiction over the special court
Conflicting or limiting record
No record located that conflicts with this assessment.
Evidence score: 72 of 100
The score grades how well the record establishes this assessment. It is not a score of Satyam Computer Services Limited. Score = source authority + directness + corroboration + procedural accuracy + currency + reproducibility.
| Component | Points | Max | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source authorityIs the source competent to establish the proposition? | 20 | 30 | Agency press reports of a criminal verdict, not the judgment. |
| DirectnessDoes the source state the proposition or only discuss adjacent facts? | 19 | 20 | The reports state the conviction and the sentence. |
| CorroborationDo independent records support the same material point? | 12 | 15 | Two outlets agree on the court, the term and the dates. |
| Procedural accuracyDoes the record settle the procedural state the claim describes? | 8 | 15 | A first instance conviction with appeals pending. |
| CurrencyHas the record been checked against later developments? | 5 | 10 | No 2025 or 2026 ruling on the appeals was found. |
| ReproducibilityCan a reader locate the passage and repeat the assessment? | 8 | 10 | Both reports are public. |
| Total | 72 | 100 |
Timeline
Related cases
- Central Bureau of Investigation v. B Ramalinga Raju and othersCourt of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (special court), Hyderabad, and the Metropolitan Sessions Court, Hyderabad. Criminal. Not published.Stage: Convictions on 9 April 2015. Appeals pending with sentences suspended since 11 May 2015.
Revision history
- Assessment first published with label Supported.
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Sources
- S5Tier C Satyam's Raju, 9 others get bail, sentences suspended by courtBusiness Standard (Press Trust of India). Press report. 11 May 2015.Reports the April 2015 sentence and the May 2015 suspension and bail. It does not cover later appeal hearings.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S4Tier C Hyderabad court dismisses Satyam case convicts' appealThe News Minute. Press report. 21 April 2015.Reports an early petition rejected for lack of jurisdiction on a Monday, 20 April 2015. It gives a fine of Rs 5.5 crore each, which differs from S5. It is not a ruling on the merits.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
Other claims about Satyam Computer Services Limited
- Partly supported76Satyam's books overstated its cash and bank balances by Rs 5,040 crore, as its founder wrote to the board in January 2009.Company statement, 7 January 20094 records citedAccounting
- Unresolved50Lawyers for Satyam's founder told a Hyderabad court in July 2010 that he never wrote the January 2009 confession letter.Press report, 9 March 20153 records citedFraud
- Outdated80SEBI ordered in July 2014 that Satyam's founder and others return Rs 1,849 crore in unlawful gains with interest and barred them from the securities market for 14 years.Press report, 12 May 20175 records citedMarket conduct