2G case: Raja, Kani oppose CBI plea, order reserved
12 Nov 2014 7:02 AM IST
Special CBI Judge OP Saini fixed November 18 for pronouncing the order after hearing arguments during which some of the high-profile accused questioned the intention of the agency to file the plea at the fag end of the trial.
While Raja and Kanimozhi questioned the legality of CBI’s move, some of the businessmen accused said the agency’s intentions were malafide and it was delaying the trial as the evidence in the case has already been closed.
Counsel appearing for Raja said that the two ED officers’ statements which CBI wanted to get recorded in the court cannot be read as evidence.
Even if the agency is granted permission to record their statements, the court cannot rely on them, he contended.
Similarly, Kanimozhi’s lawyer sought dismissal of the plea, saying the agency has filed the application at a ‘highly belated stage’ when the recording of evidence has already been closed and they were trying to fill up the lacunae now. Advocate Vijay Aggarwal, who appeared for Shahid Balwa and Asif Balwa, said there was an inordinate delay in filing the application for which CBI has not explained reasons.
During the day, Special Public Prosecutor Anand Grover argued that under provision of the CrPC even after closing of evidence in a case, an application for summoning material witnesses is maintainable.
While Raja and Kanimozhi questioned the legality of CBI’s move, some of the businessmen accused said the agency’s intentions were malafide and it was delaying the trial as the evidence in the case has already been closed.
Counsel appearing for Raja said that the two ED officers’ statements which CBI wanted to get recorded in the court cannot be read as evidence.
Even if the agency is granted permission to record their statements, the court cannot rely on them, he contended.
Similarly, Kanimozhi’s lawyer sought dismissal of the plea, saying the agency has filed the application at a ‘highly belated stage’ when the recording of evidence has already been closed and they were trying to fill up the lacunae now. Advocate Vijay Aggarwal, who appeared for Shahid Balwa and Asif Balwa, said there was an inordinate delay in filing the application for which CBI has not explained reasons.
During the day, Special Public Prosecutor Anand Grover argued that under provision of the CrPC even after closing of evidence in a case, an application for summoning material witnesses is maintainable.
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