Case Number: CR Cases/1/2019
Parties: Directorate Of Enforcement versus M/S Jindal Steel And Power Ltd And Ors
Order Number: 105
Filing Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018
Order Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023
Order Description: COPY OF ORDER
Status: Arguments on Charge
Stage: Arguments on Charge
CC NO. 248/2019 (Old CC Nos. 44/2016 & 03/15) RC No. 219 2013 (E) 0006; Branch: CBI/EO-I/New Delhi CBI vs. M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Ors. U/s. 120-B IPC, 120-B/420 IPC & Sec 7, 12 & 13(1)(d) PC
Act,1988
CC No. 314/2019 (Old CC No. 13/17)
RC No. 219 2015 (E) 0004; Branch: CBI, EO-I/New Delhi
CBI vs. M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL) & Ors.
U/s 120-B/420 IPC
CRC No. 01/2019 (Old CRC No. 08/18)
ECIR No. 12/DLZO/2014; Branch: Delhi Zonal Office, Zone-II.
ED vs. M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Ors.
Offence u/s 3 and punishable u/s 4 PMLA, 2002
Files taken up today as compliance is filed on behalf of applicant/accused Sh. Naveen Jindal.
Present:
Ld. DLA Sh. A.P. Singh for CBI.
Ld. Special PP Sh. Rajesh Batra and Ld. Advocates Ms. Sonia Kukreja and Sh. Ansh Singh Luthra for ED (all through VC). Ld. Special PP Sh. N.K. Matta for ED.
Ld. Counsel Sh. Gurpreet Singh Parwanda for applicant/accused Naveen Jindal.
APPLICATION IN COMPLIANCE OF COURT'S ORDERS DATED 18.01.2023 AND 11.04.2023 ABOUT RETURN OF MR. NAVEEN JINDAL TO INDIA.
Soft copy supplied to Ld. Special PP for ED and hard copy supplied to Ld. DLA of CBI.
Vide order dated 11.04.2023, applicant/accused Naveen Jindal was granted permission to travel to UK, VIENNA, HUNGARY, ROMANIA AND SPAIN FROM 16.04.2023 TO 23.04.2023. However, in the compliance filed today i.e. on 26.04.2023, it is mentioned in the application that due to certain urgent meetings, the applicant had to travel to Czech Republic from 20.04.2023 to 21.04.2023 and came back into India on 22.04.2023.
Ld. DLA for CBI Sh. A.P. Singh and Ld. Special PP for ED Sh. Rajesh Batra submit that this travel of applicant/accused Naveen Jindal is not in terms of the permission granted vide order dated 11.04.2023 and his further right to travel abroad be taken away. They submitted that even on 20.04.2023 neither this Court nor CBI nor ED were informed about the visit of applicant/accused Naveen Jindal to Czech Republic.
Ld. DLA for CBI and Ld. Special PP for ED seek some time to file reply to aforesaid applications of applicant/accused Naveen Jindal.
Sh. Gurpreet Singh Parwanda, Ld. Counsel for applicant/accused submits that meeting of applicant/accused at Czech Republic was an urgent and therefore, he could not intimate the Court or IO.
Perusal of records shows that in Case No. CBI/248/2019 titled CBI vs. M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Ors. Applicant/accused Naveen Jindal was granted bail on 22.05.2015; in Case No. CBI/314/2019 titled CBI vs. M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL) & Ors. Applicant/accused Naveen Jindal was granted bail on 04.09.2017 and in Cr. Case No. 01/2019
titled ED vs. M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Ors. Applicant/accused was granted bail on 15.10.2018. It was a condition of the aforesaid bail orders that applicant/accused Naveen Jindal shall not leave India without prior permission of this Court.
However, in Case No. CBI/248/2019 titled CBI vs. M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Ors. on 12.08.2015, on the request of Ld. Defence Counsel for applicant/accused, the condition imposed upon the accused vide order dated 22.05.2015 directing him to not leave the country without prior permission of this Court was modified and it was directed that henceforth before leaving the Country in connection with his business interests, accused shall intimate the Court not later than three days before the actual date of journey about his travel plan, itinerary and his contact addressed during the said travel and said order dated 12.08.2015 remained in force till the stage of Charge.
Further on 13.03.2019 in the aforesaid cases, upon the application of applicant/accused Naveen Jindal dated 11.03.2019, it was accordingly directed that henceforth before leaving the Country in connection with his business interests accused shall intimate the Court not later than three days before the actual date of journey about his travel plan, itinerary and his contact addressed during the said travel.
Perusal of records shows that on 12.10.2020, it was directed that the earlier order dated 13.03.2019 passed by this Court, whereby applicant/accused Naveen Jindal was granted liberty to travel abroad after giving intimation, shall remain in abeyance till further orders.
Further it is apparent from the records that on 14.07.2022 in the aforesaid cases, it was directed that order dated 13.03.2019 directing
accused before leaving the country shall intimate the Court not later than three days before the actual date of journey about his travel plan, itinerary and his contact addressed during the said travel was initially revived for a period of six months and that applicant/accused shall also comply with other terms and conditions of order dated 13.03.2019 before travelling abroad every time.
Also, on 18.01.2023 in the above cases, it was directed that orders dated 13.03.2019 and 14.07.2022 directing that before leaving the country the accused shall intimate the Court not later than three days before the actual date of journey about his travel plan, itinerary and his contact addressed during the said travel are further extended for a period of six months.
Considering the over all facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made, now it is directed that till disposal of applications dated 26.04.2023, the applicant/accused Naveen Jindal shall not travel abroad without permission from this Court.
Aforesaid applications be put up now on 17.05.2023 for consideration and filing of reply by CBI and ED.
(ARUN BHARDWAJ) SPECIAL JUDGE, (PC ACT) (CBI), COAL BLOCK CASES-01, RADC, NEW DELHI/26.04.2023.
(1) CNR NO. DLCT11-000949-2019
CC NO. 248/2019 (Old CC Nos. 44/2016 & 03/15)
RC No. 219 2013 (E) 0006; Branch: CBI/EO-I/New Delhi
CBI vs. M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Ors.
U/s. 120-B IPC, 120-B/420 IPC & Sec 7, 12 & 13(1)(d) PC
(2) CNR No. DLCT11-001302-2019
CBI vs. M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL) & Ors.
(3) CNR No. DLCT11-000452-2019
ED vs. M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Ors.
Files taken up today as compliance is filed on behalf of
applicant/accused Sh. Naveen Jindal.
26.04.2023.
Present: Ld. DLA Sh. A.P. Singh for CBI.
Ld. Special PP Sh. Rajesh Batra and Ld. Advocates Ms. Sonia
Kukreja and Sh. Ansh Singh Luthra for ED (all through VC).
Ld. Special PP Sh. N.K. Matta for ED.
Ld. Counsel Sh. Gurpreet Singh Parwanda for
applicant/accused Naveen Jindal.
APPLICATION IN COMPLIANCE OF COURT'S ORDERS DATED
18.01.2023 AND 11.04.2023 ABOUT RETURN OF MR. NAVEEN
JINDAL TO INDIA.
Soft copy supplied to Ld. Special PP for ED and hard copy
supplied to Ld. DLA of CBI.
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Vide order dated 11.04.2023, applicant/accused Naveen Jindal
was granted permission to travel to UK, VIENNA, HUNGARY,
ROMANIA AND SPAIN FROM 16.04.2023 TO 23.04.2023. However, in
the compliance filed today i.e. on 26.04.2023, it is mentioned in the
application that due to certain urgent meetings, the applicant had to travel
to Czech Republic from 20.04.2023 to 21.04.2023 and came back into
India on 22.04.2023.
Ld. DLA for CBI Sh. A.P. Singh and Ld. Special PP for ED
Sh. Rajesh Batra submit that this travel of applicant/accused Naveen Jindal
is not in terms of the permission granted vide order dated 11.04.2023 and
his further right to travel abroad be taken away. They submitted that even
on 20.04.2023 neither this Court nor CBI nor ED were informed about the
visit of applicant/accused Naveen Jindal to Czech Republic.
Ld. DLA for CBI and Ld. Special PP for ED seek some time to
file reply to aforesaid applications of applicant/accused Naveen Jindal.
Sh. Gurpreet Singh Parwanda, Ld. Counsel for
applicant/accused submits that meeting of applicant/accused at Czech
Republic was an urgent and therefore, he could not intimate the Court or
IO.
Considered.
Perusal of records shows that in Case No. CBI/248/2019 titled
CBI vs. M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Ors. Applicant/accused Naveen
Jindal was granted bail on 22.05.2015; in Case No. CBI/314/2019 titled
CBI vs. M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL) & Ors. Applicant/accused
Naveen Jindal was granted bail on 04.09.2017 and in Cr. Case No. 01/2019
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titled ED vs. M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. & Ors. Applicant/accused
was granted bail on 15.10.2018. It was a condition of the aforesaid bail
orders that applicant/accused Naveen Jindal shall not leave India without
prior permission of this Court.
However, in Case No. CBI/248/2019 titled CBI vs. M/s Jindal
Steel and Power Ltd. & Ors. on 12.08.2015, on the request of Ld. Defence
Counsel for applicant/accused, the condition imposed upon the accused
vide order dated 22.05.2015 directing him to not leave the country without
prior permission of this Court was modified and it was directed that
henceforth before leaving the Country in connection with his business
interests, accused shall intimate the Court not later than three days before
the actual date of journey about his travel plan, itinerary and his contact
addressed during the said travel and said order dated 12.08.2015 remained
in force till the stage of Charge.
Further on 13.03.2019 in the aforesaid cases, upon the
application of applicant/accused Naveen Jindal dated 11.03.2019, it was
accordingly directed that henceforth before leaving the Country in
connection with his business interests accused shall intimate the Court not
later than three days before the actual date of journey about his travel plan,
itinerary and his contact addressed during the said travel.
Perusal of records shows that on 12.10.2020, it was directed
that the earlier order dated 13.03.2019 passed by this Court, whereby
applicant/accused Naveen Jindal was granted liberty to travel abroad after
giving intimation, shall remain in abeyance till further orders.
Further it is apparent from the records that on 14.07.2022 in
the aforesaid cases, it was directed that order dated 13.03.2019 directing
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accused before leaving the country shall intimate the Court not later than
three days before the actual date of journey about his travel plan, itinerary
and his contact addressed during the said travel was initially revived for a
period of six months and that applicant/accused shall also comply with
other terms and conditions of order dated 13.03.2019 before travelling
abroad every time.
Also, on 18.01.2023 in the above cases, it was directed that
orders dated 13.03.2019 and 14.07.2022 directing that before leaving the
country the accused shall intimate the Court not later than three days before
the actual date of journey about his travel plan, itinerary and his contact
addressed during the said travel are further extended for a period of six
months.
Heard. Perused.
Considering the over all facts and circumstances of the case
and the submissions made, now it is directed that till disposal of
applications dated 26.04.2023, the applicant/accused Naveen Jindal shall
not travel abroad without permission from this Court.
Aforesaid applications be put up now on 17.05.2023 for
consideration and filing of reply by CBI and ED.
(ARUN BHARDWAJ)
SPECIAL JUDGE, (PC ACT) (CBI),
COAL BLOCK CASES-01, RADC,
NEW DELHI/26.04.2023.
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