Case Number: CR Cases/1/2019
Parties: Directorate Of Enforcement versus M/S Jindal Steel And Power Ltd And Ors
Order Number: 12
Filing Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018
Order Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2021
Order Description: COPY OF ORDER
Status: Arguments on Charge
Stage: Arguments on Charge
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 & Power Ltd & Ors. Offence u/s 3 and punishable u/s 4 PMLA, 2002
Vide office order No. Power Gaz/RACC/2021/22636-22721-C dated 01.10.2021 of Ld. Principal District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (PC Act), CBI, Rouse Avenue Court Complex, New Delhi, the undersigned is directed to hold physical court today.
The hearing of the present matter is being taken up in hybrid form i.e. physically as well as via Cisco WebEx Platform (on the request of Ld. Prosecutor/Counsels) in the presence of:
Files taken up today in view of Notification No. 287/I-G-4/Genl.I/DHC dated 16.08.2021, as 20.08.2021 (date already fixed) was declared as a holiday on account of Muharram.
Present:
Ld. Senior Advocate Sh. Maninder Singh with Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh Batra, Ld. Special PP Sh. N.K. Matta along with Ld. Advocates Sh. Ansh Singh Luthra, Sh. Prabhas Bajaj and Ms. Sonia Kukreja for ED along with IO Sh. Arun Kumar (through VC).
Sh. Vivek Mittal AR of A-1 M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd., with Ld.
Sh. Ravinder Kumar Manchal, AR of A-2 M/s Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt Ltd.
Sh. Madhusudan Rao Manikonda, AR of A-3 M/s Sowbhagya Media Ltd (through VC) with Ld. Proxy Counsel Ms. Filza Moonis for A-3.
Sh. Chandan Singh Sountiyal, AR of A-4 M/s New Delhi Exim Pvt Ltd., with Ld. Counsel Sh. Himanshu Anand Gupta for A-4.
A-15 Sh. B.S.N. Suryanarayan (also AR of A-6 M/s Nihar Stocks
Limited) with Ld. Counsel Sh. Bharat B. Joshi for A-6 and A-15 .
A-7 Sh. Naveen Jindal with Ld. Senior Advocate Sh. P.K. Dubey along with Ld. Counsels Sh. Rajeev Goyal (through VC) and Sh. Gurpreet S. Parwanda for A-7 Naveen Jindal.
A-9 Sh. Sushil Kumar Maroo (through VC) with Ld. Counsel Sh. Shishir Mathur (through VC).
A-10 Sh. Rajeev Jain with Ld. Counsel Sh. Somesh Arora (through VC).
A-11 Sh. Anand Goel.
A-12 Sh. Rajeev Aggarwal (through VC) with Ld. Counsels Sh.
Anshuman Nandi and Ms. Ana Upadhyay.
A-13 Sh. Siddharth Madra.
A-14 Sh. Gyan Swaroop Garg (through VC) with Ld. Counsel Sh. Hemant Shah.
[ Proceedings against A-8 K. Ramakrishna Prasad stands abated vide order dated 15.03.2021 ].
Fresh vakalatnama filed on behalf of A-12 Sh. Rajeev Agarwal. Same be taken on record.
Seven weeks more time has been sought by Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh Batra for completion of remaining further investigation in the present matter.
Heard. Considered.
Accordingly, matter be now put up on 29.11.2021 for awaiting progress report of further investigation .
It has been submitted by Ld. Counsel Ms. Filza Moonis that service of notice to the Director M/s Sowbhagya Meida Ltd, has been served on Sh. Madhusudan Rao Manikonda by IO. She further submitted that same should not
have been served upon him as he has filed the present application under consideration.
Issue Court notice for the next date to the present directors of the company i.e. A-3 M/s Sowbhagya Media Ltd through IO AD Sh. Arun Kumar.
At request of Ld. Senior Advocate Sh. P.K. Dubey, present application be kept for consideration on 09.11.2021 at 02.00 pm .
Submissions heard.
In view of the submissions made, intimation of applicant/accused Sh. Naveen Jindal is taken on record.
Accordingly, application stands disposed off.
(Arun Bhardwaj) Special Judge, (PC Act) (CBI), Coal Block Cases-01, RADC New Delhi 09.10.2021.
CRC No. 01/2019 (Old CRC No. 08/18)
ECIR No. 12/DLZ0/2014
Branch: Delhi Zonal Office, Zone-ll.
ED Vs. M/s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd & Ors.
Offence u/s 3 and punishable u/s 4 PMLA, 2002
Vide office order No. Power Gaz/RACC/2021/22636-22721-C dated
01.10.2021 of Ld. Principal District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (PC
Act), CBI, Rouse Avenue Court Complex, New Delhi, the undersigned is
directed to hold physical court today.
The hearing of the present matter is being taken up in hybrid form
i.e. physically as well as via Cisco WebEx Platform (on the request of Ld.
Prosecutor/Counsels) in the presence of:
Files taken up today in view of Notification No. 287/I-G-4/Genl.-
IIDHC dated 16.08.2021, as 20.08.2021 (date already fixed) was declared as a
holiday on account of Muharram.
09.10.2021.
Present: Ld. Senior Advocate Sh. Maninder Singh with Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh
Batra, Ld. Special PP Sh. N.K. Matta along with Ld. Advocates Sh.
Ansh Singh Luthra, Sh. Prabhas Bajaj and Ms. Sonia Kukreja for ED
along with 1O Sh. Arun Kumar (through VC).
Counsel Ms. Srishti Prabhakar for A-1.
Sh. Ravinder Kumar Manchal, AR of A-2 M/s Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt
Ltd.
Sh. Madhusudan Rao Manikonda, AR of A-3 M/s Sowbhagya Media Ltd
(through VC) with Ld. Proxy Counsel Ms. Filza Moonis for A-3.
Sh. Chandan Singh Sountiyal, AR of A-4 M/s New Delhi Exim Pvt Ltd.,
with Ld. Counsel Sh. Himanshu Anand Gupta for A-4.
Ld. Counsel Sh. Prashant Mehta (through VC) for A-5 M/s Jindal
Reality Pvt. Ltd.
A-15 Sh. B.S.N. Suryanarayan (also AR of A-6 M/s Nihar Stocks
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Limited) with Ld. Counsel Sh. Bharat B. Joshi for A-6 and A-15.
A-7 Sh. Naveen Jindal with Ld. Senior Advocate Sh. P.K. Dubey
along with Ld. Counsels Sh. Rajeev Goyal (through VC) and Sh.
Gurpreet S. Parwanda for A-7 Naveen Jindal.
A-9 Sh. Sushil Kumar Maroo (through VC) with Ld. Counsel Sh.
Shishir Mathur (through VC).
A-10 Sh. Rajeev Jain with Ld. Counsel Sh. Somesh Arora (through
VC).
A-12 Sh. Rajeev Aggarwal (through VC) with Ld. Counsels Sh.
A-14 Sh. Gyan Swaroop Garg (through VC) with Ld. Counsel Sh.
Hemant Shah.
[Proceedings against A-8 K. Ramakrishna Prasad stands abated vide order dated
15.03.2021].
Fresh vakalatnama filed on behalf of A-12 Sh. Rajeev Agarwal. Same
be taken on record.
SEEKING TIME FOR FINALIZING FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
Seven weeks more time has been sought by Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh
Batra for completion of remaining further investigation in the present matter.
Accordingly, matter be now put up on 29.11.2021 for awaiting
progress report of further investigation.
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE APPLICANT/ACCUSED NO. 5 i.e. M/S SOWBHAGYA
MEDIA LTD.
It has been submitted by Ld. Counsel Ms. Filza Moonis that service of
notice to the Director M/s Sowbhagya Meida Ltd, has been served on Sh.
Madhusudan Rao Manikonda by IO. She further submitted that same should not
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have been served upon him as he has filed the present application under
consideration.
Issue Court notice for the next date to the present directors of the
company i.e. A-3 M/s Sowbhagya Media Ltd through IO AD Sh. Arun Kumar.
SH. NAVEEN JINDAL FOR KEEPING IN ABEYANCE ORDER DATED 12.10.2020
AND RESTORING THE OPERATION OF ORDER DATED 13.03.2019.
At request of Ld. Senior Advocate Sh. P.K. Dubey, present application
be kept for consideration on 09.11.2021 at 02.00 pm.
COURT'S ORDER DATED 22.09.2021 ABOUT RETURN OF MR. NAVEEN JINDAL
TO INDIA.
In view of the submissions made, intimation of applicant/accused Sh.
Naveen Jindal is taken on record.
(Arun Bhardwaj)
Special Judge, (PC Act) (CBI),
Coal Block Cases-01, RADC
New Delhi
09.10.2021.
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