Directorate Of Enforcement versus M/S Jindal Steel And Power Ltd And Ors | Order Dated Sat, 15 Jan 2022

Directorate Of Enforcement versus M/S Jindal Steel And Power Ltd And Ors - Order No: 22

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Case Number: CR Cases/1/2019

Parties: Directorate Of Enforcement versus M/S Jindal Steel And Power Ltd And Ors

Order Number: 22

Filing Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018

Order Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2022

Order Description: COPY OF ORDER

Status: Arguments on Charge

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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

15.01.2022

Vide office order No. 896/RG/DHC/2021 dated 30.12.2021, it has been directed that District Courts in Delhi w.e.f. 03.01.2022 to 15.01.2022 shall hold courts through virtual mode only.

The hearing of the present matter is being taken up via Cisco WebEx Platform in the presence (on-screen) of:

Proceedings

Present: Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh Batra along with Ld. Special PP Sh. N.K. Matta and Advocates Sh. Ansh Singh Luthra and Ms. Sonia Kukreja for ED.

Sh. Vivek Mittal, AR of A-1 M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. along with Ld. Counsels Sh. Saurabh Ajay Gupta, Ms. Srishti Prabhar and Sh. Nishant Bisnoi.

Ld. Proxy Counsel Sh. Kartikeye Dang for A-2 M/s Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt. Ltd.

Ld. Counsel Mohd. Wasay Khan A-3 M/s Sowbhagya Media Ltd.

Sh. Chandan Singh Sountiyal, AR of A-4 M/s New Delhi Exim Pvt. Ltd. along with Ld. Counsel Sh. Himanshu Anand Gupta.

Sh. Rajiv Kumar, AR of A-5 M/s Jindal Reality Pvt. Ltd. along with Ld. Counsel Sh. Prashant Mehta.

A-15 B.S.N. Suryanarayan (also AR of A-6 M/s Nihar Stocks Limited) with Ld. Counsel Byrapaneni Suyodan.

A-7 Sh. Naveen Jindal with Ld. Counsel Sh. Gurpreet Singh Parwanda.

Proceedings against A-8 K. Ramakrishna Prasad stands abated vide order dated 15.03.2021.

A-9 Sushil Kumar Maroo along with Ld. Counsel Sh. Shishir Mathur

A-10 Rajeev Jain along with Ld. Counsel Sh. Somesh Arora.

A-11 Anand Goel is present.

A-12 Rajeev Aggarwal with Ld. Counsels Sh. Siddhesh Kotwal and Ms. Ana Upadhyay.

A-13 Siddharth Madra is present along with Ld. Proxy Counsel Ms. Priyanka Singh.

A-14 Gyan Swaroop Garg along with Ld. Counsel Sh. Hemant Shah (both through VC).

It has been submitted by Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh Batra and Ld. Special PP Sh. N.K. Matta that IO Sh. Arun Kumar has prayed for grant of further s i x weeks' time for finalizing the report of further investigation.

Considered.

As prayed, list on 05.03.2022 for awaiting progress report of further investigation.

I. APPLICATION DATED 29.11.2021 SEEKING DISCHARGE AS COUNSEL FROM REPRESENTING ACCUSED NO. 3 i.e. M/S SOWBHAGYA MEDIA LTD.

On 12.01.2022, on the official email ID of this Court, Ld. Counsel Mohd. Wasay Khan has filed the copy of the intimation given to the company i.e. M/s Sowbhagya Media Ltd. regarding his discharge as counsel.

Soft copy has also been supplied to Ld. Special PP for ED on his email

ID.

Ld. Counsel is also directed to file hard copy of same on judicial record.

  1. APPLICATION dated 14.01.2022 SEEKING MODIFICATION OF THE ORDER DATED 03.01.2022 PASSED BY THIS COURT, PERMISSION TO TRAVEL ABROAD ON BEHALF OF ACCUSED NO. 12 - SH. RAJEEV AGGARWAL, S/O SH. G.P. AGARWAL, R/O S-52, SOUTH ANARKALI, KRISHNA NAGAR, DELHI-51, PRESENTLY RESIDING ATG-1201, OBEROI SPLENDOR GRANDE, JVLR, ANDHERI EAST,MUMBAI - 400060 AND PRESENTLY AT [USA].

Aforesaid application has been moved on the official email ID of this

Court.

Page 2 of 2 Soft copy has been supplied to Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh Batra and Ld.

Special PP Sh. N.K. Matta on their respective email IDs.

Ld. Counsel is directed to file hard copy of this application on judicial records.

Some time has been sought by Ld. Special PP for ED for filing replies to aforesaid applications.

Aforesaid applications be listed on 19.01.2022 for replies and consideration.

A digitally signed copy of this order be uploaded on the website of Delhi District Court and also on CIS.

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(Arun Bhardwaj) Special Judge, (PC Act) (CBI), Coal Block Cases-01, RADC New Delhi/15.01.2022.

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

15.01.2022

Vide office order No. 896/RG/DHC/2021 dated 30.12.2021, it has been

directed that District Courts in Delhi w.e.f. 03.01.2022 to 15.01.2022 shall hold

courts through virtual mode only.

The hearing of the present matter is being taken up via Cisco WebEx

Platform in the presence (on-screen) of:

Present: Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh Batra along with Ld. Special PP Sh. N.K.

Matta and Advocates Sh. Ansh Singh Luthra and Ms. Sonia Kukreja for

ED.

Sh. Vivek Mittal, AR of A-1 M/s Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. along

with Ld. Counsels Sh. Saurabh Ajay Gupta, Ms. Srishti Prabhar and

Sh. Nishant Bisnoi.

Ld. Proxy Counsel Sh. Kartikeye Dang for A-2 M/s Gagan Sponge

Iron Pvt. Ltd.

Sh. Chandan Singh Sountiyal, AR of A-4 M/s New Delhi Exim Pvt.

Ltd. along with Ld. Counsel Sh. Himanshu Anand Gupta.

Sh. Rajiv Kumar, AR of A-5 M/s Jindal Reality Pvt. Ltd. along with Ld.

Counsel Sh. Prashant Mehta.

A-15 B.S.N. Suryanarayan (also AR of A-6 M/s Nihar Stocks Limited)

with Ld. Counsel Byrapaneni Suyodan.

A-7 Sh. Naveen Jindal with Ld. Counsel Sh. Gurpreet Singh

Parwanda.

Proceedings against A-8 K. Ramakrishna Prasad stands abated vide

order dated 15.03.2021.

A-10 Rajeev Jain along with Ld. Counsel Sh. Somesh Arora.

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A-12 Rajeev Aggarwal with Ld. Counsels Sh. Siddhesh Kotwal and

Ms. Ana Upadhyay.

A-13 Siddharth Madra is present along with Ld. Proxy Counsel Ms.

Priyanka Singh.

A-14 Gyan Swaroop Garg along with Ld. Counsel Sh. Hemant Shah

(both through VC).

It has been submitted by Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh Batra and Ld. Special

PP Sh. N.K. Matta that IO Sh. Arun Kumar has prayed for grant of further six weeks’ time

for finalizing the report of further investigation.

As prayed, list on 05.03.2022 for awaiting progress report of further

investigation.

  1. APPLICATION DATED 29.11.2021 SEEKING DISCHARGE AS

COUNSEL FROM REPRESENTING ACCUSED NO. 3 i.e. M/S SOWBHAGYA MEDIA

LTD.

On 12.01.2022, on the official email ID of this Court, Ld. Counsel Mohd.

Wasay Khan has filed the copy of the intimation given to the company i.e. M/s

Sowbhagya Media Ltd. regarding his discharge as counsel.

  1. APPLICATION dated 14.01.2022 SEEKING MODIFICATION OF THE

ORDER DATED 03.01.2022 PASSED BY THIS COURT, PERMISSION TO TRAVEL

ABROAD ON BEHALF OF ACCUSED NO. 12 - SH. RAJEEV AGGARWAL, S/O SH.

G.P. AGARWAL, R/O S-52, SOUTH ANARKALI, KRISHNA NAGAR, DELHI-51,

PRESENTLY RESIDING ATG-1201, OBEROI SPLENDOR GRANDE, JVLR,

ANDHERI EAST,MUMBAI – 400060 AND PRESENTLY AT [USA].

Aforesaid application has been moved on the official email ID of this

Soft copy has been supplied to Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh Batra and Ld.

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Ld. Counsel is directed to file hard copy of this application on judicial

records.

Some time has been sought by Ld. Special PP for ED for filing replies to

aforesaid applications.

Aforesaid applications be listed on 19.01.2022 for replies and

consideration.

A digitally signed copy of this order be uploaded on the website of Delhi

District Court and also on CIS.

(Arun Bhardwaj)

Special Judge, (PC Act) (CBI),

Coal Block Cases-01, RADC

New Delhi/15.01.2022.

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