Case Number: CR Cases/1/2019
Parties: Directorate Of Enforcement versus M/S Jindal Steel And Power Ltd And Ors
Order Number: 199
Filing Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018
Order Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024
Order Description: COPY OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Status: Arguments on Charge
Stage: Arguments on Charge
CNR No. DLCT11-000452-2019
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
Present:
Ld. Special PPs Sh. Rajesh Batra and Sh. N.K. Matta along with Ld. Advocates Ms. Sonia Kukreja, Sh. Prabhas Bajaj, Sh. Ansh Singh Luthra and Ms. Jyoti Khattar (all through VC) for DoE.
Sh. Vivek Mittal, AR of A-1 M/s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. with Ld. Counsel Ms. Shrishti Prabhakar (both through VC).
Sh. Ravindra Kumar Manchal, AR of A-2 company M/s Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt. Ltd with Ld. Counsel Vignaraj pasayat (both through VC).
Sh. Ajaib Singh, AR of A-3 M/s Jindal Reality Pvt. Ltd. with Ld. Counsel Sh. Prashant Mehta (both through VC).
Sh. Chandan Singh Sountiyal, AR of A-4 M/s New Delhi Exim Pvt. Ltd. in person with Ld. Counsel Sh. Himanshu Anand Gupta (through VC).
None for A-5 M/s Sowbhagya Media Ltd.
A-15 B.S.N. Suryanarayan (also AR of A-6 M/s Nihar Stocks Limited) (through VC) with Ld. Counsel Sh. Bhupender Kumar.
A-7 Sh. Naveen Jindal is absent.
Ld. Counsel Sh. Gurpreet Singh Parwanda for A-7 Sh. Naveen Jindal.
A-9 Sushil Kumar Maroo (through VC) with Ld. Counsel Sh. Shishir Mathur.
A-10 Rajeev Jain with Ld. Counsel Sh. Somesh Arora (both through VC).
A-11 Anand Goel (through VC).
A-12 Rajeev Aggarwal with Ld. Proxy Counsel Sh. Pawan Upadhyay (both through VC).
A-13 Siddharth Madra with Ld. Counsel Sh. Mathew M. Philip (both through VC).
A-14 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].
Exemption application seeking exemption from personal appearance is filed on behalf of applicant/accused Naveen Jindal. For the reason mentioned in the exemption application, same is allowed for today only.
Vide separate order, summons have been issued against A16 to A27. The service shall be effected by the IO.
However, as sufficient material is not found for proceeding against A28 Madhu Koda, the complaint against him (A-28) is dismissed.
It is pointed out by Ld. Counsels for A-1 to A-15 that on 06.03.2019, they had stated that the scrutiny of the documents is complete, though they also intend to seek further documents from ED and they reserve their rights to file such application after filing of progress report of further investigation by ED.
Therefore, it is directed that the Ld. Counsels for A-1 to A15 be provided with the supplementary complaint along with supporting documents by Ld SPP for ED.
The Ld. Counsels for the accused be also provided a list of unrelied documents by Ld SPP for ED and Ld. Counsels for the accused will be at liberty to request Sh. Rajesh Batra, Ld. SPP for ED for inspection of unrelied documents to be completed before the next date, if so desired.
List on 05.10.2024 for appearance of A-16 to A-27/reporting completion of scrutiny by Ld. Counsel for A-1 to A-15,
so that date for arguments on charge can be given.
Ld. Counsels for the accused requested that they be provided a copy of the summoning order dasti.
As requested, soft copy of digitally signed summoning order be provided to Ld. SPP for ED and to Ld. Counsels for A-1 to A15.
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(Arun Bhardwaj) Special Judge, (PC Act) (CBI), Coal Block Cases-02, RADC New Delhi/18.09.2024
ED Vs. M/s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd & Ors.
18.09.2024
Present: Ld. Special PPs Sh. Rajesh Batra and Sh. N.K. Matta
along with Ld. Advocates Ms. Sonia Kukreja, Sh. Prabhas
Bajaj, Sh. Ansh Singh Luthra and Ms. Jyoti Khattar (all
through VC) for DoE.
Sh. Vivek Mittal, AR of A-1 M/s Jindal Steel & Power
Ltd. with Ld. Counsel Ms. Shrishti Prabhakar (both
through VC).
Sh. Ravindra Kumar Manchal, AR of A-2 company M/s
Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt. Ltd with Ld. Counsel Vignaraj
pasayat (both through VC).
Sh. Ajaib Singh, AR of A-3 M/s Jindal Reality Pvt. Ltd.
with Ld. Counsel Sh. Prashant Mehta (both through VC).
Sh. Chandan Singh Sountiyal, AR of A-4 M/s New Delhi
Exim Pvt. Ltd. in person with Ld. Counsel Sh. Himanshu
Anand Gupta (through VC).
A-15 B.S.N. Suryanarayan (also AR of A-6 M/s Nihar
Stocks Limited) (through VC) with Ld. Counsel Sh.
Bhupender Kumar.
Ld. Counsel Sh. Gurpreet Singh Parwanda for A-7 Sh.
Naveen Jindal.
A-9 Sushil Kumar Maroo (through VC) with Ld. Counsel
Sh. Shishir Mathur.
A-10 Rajeev Jain with Ld. Counsel Sh. Somesh Arora
(both through VC).
A-12 Rajeev Aggarwal with Ld. Proxy Counsel Sh.
Pawan Upadhyay (both through VC).
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A-13 Siddharth Madra with Ld. Counsel Sh. Mathew M.
Philip (both through VC).
A-14 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].
Exemption application seeking exemption from personal
appearance is filed on behalf of applicant/accused Naveen Jindal. For the
reason mentioned in the exemption application, same is allowed for
today only.
Vide separate order, summons have been issued against
A16 to A27. The service shall be effected by the IO.
However, as sufficient material is not found for proceeding
against A28 Madhu Koda, the complaint against him (A-28) is
dismissed.
It is pointed out by Ld. Counsels for A-1 to A-15 that on
06.03.2019, they had stated that the scrutiny of the documents is
complete, though they also intend to seek further documents from ED
and they reserve their rights to file such application after filing of
progress report of further investigation by ED.
Therefore, it is directed that the Ld. Counsels for A-1 to A-
15 be provided with the supplementary complaint along with supporting
documents by Ld SPP for ED.
The Ld. Counsels for the accused be also provided a list of
unrelied documents by Ld SPP for ED and Ld. Counsels for the accused
will be at liberty to request Sh. Rajesh Batra, Ld. SPP for ED for
inspection of unrelied documents to be completed before the next date, if
so desired.
List on 05.10.2024 for appearance of A-16 to
A-27/reporting completion of scrutiny by Ld. Counsel for A-1 to A-15,
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Ld. Counsels for the accused requested that they be
provided a copy of the summoning order dasti.
As requested, soft copy of digitally signed summoning
order be provided to Ld. SPP for ED and to Ld. Counsels for A-1 to A-
(Arun Bhardwaj)
Special Judge, (PC Act) (CBI),
Coal Block Cases-02, RADC
New Delhi/18.09.2024
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