Case Number: CR Cases/1/2019
Parties: Directorate Of Enforcement versus M/S Jindal Steel And Power Ltd And Ors
Order Number: 42
Filing Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018
Order Date: Tue, 24 May 2022
Order Description: COPY OF ORDER
Status: Arguments on Charge
Stage: Arguments on Charge
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 & Section 7, 12 & 13(1)(d) PC Act,1988
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
The hearing of the present matter is being taken up in hybrid form i.e. physically as well as via Cisco WebEx Platform (at the request of Ld. Prosecutors for CBI and ED) in the presence of:
Present: Ld. ALA Sh. V.K. Sharma (through VC), Ld. DLA Sh. Sanjay Kumar
and Ld. Senior PP Sh. A.P. Singh (through VC) for CBI.
Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh Batra, Ld. Special PP Sh. N.K. Matta with Ld. Advocates Sh. Prabhas Bajaj, Sh. Ansh Singh Luthra, Ms. Sonia Kukreja for ED (all through VC).
Applicant/accused Rajeev Jain with Ld. Counsel Sh. Somesh Arora.
APPLICATIONS DATED 17.05.2022 ON BEHALF OF APPLICANT/ ACCUSED RAJEEV JAIN SEEKING PERMISSION/ NO OBJECTION FOR RENEWAL OF HIS PASSPORT FOR ITS FULL TERM OF 10 YEARS.
It is submitted through the present applications that applicant/accused Rajeev Jain is holding passport no. K8851487 dated 23.11.2012 with validity till 22.11.2022 and in case of pendency of any criminal case like the present one the passport authorities do not renew the passport until and unless permission/no-objection is granted by the Court for a period beyond one year.
It is submitted by Ld. Counsel for applicant/accused Rajeev Jain that the applicant/accused has already applied for renewal of his passport before
Passport Authority without obtaining permission/no-objection from this Court. He has submitted that it was a bonafide mistake which occurred due to wrong advice given by the person who was asked for getting the passport of the applicant/accused renewed. The applicant/accused has tendered sincere apology for applying renewal of his passport without permission/no-objection of this Court. He has submitted that it was a bonafide mistake which shall not happen again and has undertaken to be cautious in the future.
It is further mentioned in the applications that applicant/accused can travel abroad only with the prior permission of this Court and that as per clause (a) (i) of the Notification dated 25.08.1993 issued u/s 22(a) of the Passport Act, 1967, the passport can be renewed for a period of 10 years, if this Court grants permission/no-objection for renewal of passport for its full term of 10 years.
Ld. ALA Sh. V.K. Sharma and Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh Batra submitted that they do not wish to file any written reply to the aforesaid applications and submitted that same be disposed off considering the present facts and circumstances of the case.
Considering the fact that applicant/accused shall travel abroad only with the prior permission of this court, accordingly this Court has no objection, if the passport of applicant/accused Sh. Rajeev Jain is renewed by Passport Authority/Regional Passport Officer, for a period of 10 (ten) years. Applicant/accused Rajeev Jain is directed that as and when his passport is renewed, he will place on record a copy of his renewed passport and will supply a copy to the IO also.
Applications are disposed off accordingly.
(Arun Bhardwaj) Special Judge, (PC Act) (CBI), Coal Block Cases-01, RADC New Delhi/24.05.2022.
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.
Uls. 120-B IPC, 120-B/420 IPC & Section 7, 12 & 13(1)(d) PC Act,1988
And
CNR No. DLCT11-000452-2019
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
24.05.2022
The hearing of the present matter is being taken up in hybrid
form i.e. physically as well as via Cisco WebEx Platform (at the request of
Ld. Prosecutors for CBI and ED) in the presence of:
Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh Batra, Ld. Special PP Sh. N.K. Matta
with Ld. Advocates Sh. Prabhas Bajaj, Sh. Ansh Singh Luthra,
Ms. Sonia Kukreja for ED (all through VC).
Applicant/accused Rajeev Jain with Ld. Counsel Sh. Somesh
Arora.
APPLICATIONS DATED 17.05.2022 ON BEHALF OF APPLICANT!
ACCUSED RAJEEV JAIN SEEKING PERMISSION/ NO OBJECTION FOR
RENEWAL OF HIS PASSPORT FOR ITS FULL TERM OF 10 YEARS.
It is submitted through the’ present applications that
applicant/accused Rajeev Jain is holding passport no. K8851487 dated
23.11.2012 with validity till 22.11.2022 and in case of pendency of any criminal
case like the present one the passport authorities do not renew the passport until
and unless permission/no-objection is granted by the Court for a period beyond
one year.
It is submitted by Ld. Counsel for applicant/accused Rajeev Jain that
the applicant/accused has already applied for renewal of his passport before
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Passport Authority without obtaining permission/no-objection from this Court. He
has submitted that it was a bonafide mistake which occurred due to wrong advice
given by the person who was asked for getting the passport of the
applicant/accused renewed. The applicant/accused has tendered sincere apology
for applying renewal of his passport without permission/no-objection of this Court.
He has submitted that it was a bonafide mistake which shall not happen again and
has undertaken to be cautious in the future.
It is further mentioned in the applications that applicant/accused can
travel abroad only with the prior permission of this Court and that as per clause (a)
(i) of the Notification dated 25.08.1993 issued u/s 22(a) of the Passport Act, 1967,
the passport can be renewed for a period of 10 years, if this Court grants
permission/no-objection for renewal of passport for its full term of 10 years.
Ld. ALA Sh. V.K. Sharma and Ld. Counsel Sh. Rajesh Batra
submitted that they do not wish to file any written reply to the aforesaid
applications and submitted that same be disposed off considering the present
facts and circumstances of the case.
Considered. Perused.
Considering the fact that applicant/accused shall travel abroad only
with the prior permission of this court, accordingly this Court has no objection, if
the passport of applicant/accused Sh. Rajeev Jain is renewed by Passport
Authority/Regional Passport Officer, for a period of 10 (ten) years.
Applicant/accused Rajeev Jain is directed that as and when his passport is
renewed, he will place on record a copy of his renewed passport and will supply a
copy to the IO also.
(Arun Bhardwaj)
Special Judge, (PC Act) (CBI),
Coal Block Cases-01, RADC
New Delhi/24.05.2022.
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