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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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