The CBI plea seeking to summon some additional prosecution witnesses, including Enforcement Directorate deputy director Rajeshwar Singh in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case involving former telecom minister A Raja and others, was on Wednesday allowed by a Special Court.
‘Application is allowed,’ Special CBI judge OP Saini said.
The court had on 11 November reserved its order after hearing the arguments on the plea which was opposed by former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and others who are facing trial in the case.
While Raja and Kanimozhi had questioned the legality of the CBI plea at the fag end of the trial, some of the other co-accused had argued that the agency’s intentions were malafide and it was delaying the trial as the evidence in the case has already been closed.
Special Public Prosecutor Anand Grover had argued that under provisions of the CrPC even after closing of evidence in a case, an application for summoning material witnesses was maintainable.
He had submitted that at this stage, the witnesses and documents which the agency wished to call were relevant and he would complete recording of evidence of these five witnesses in a week.
‘Application is allowed,’ Special CBI judge OP Saini said.
The court had on 11 November reserved its order after hearing the arguments on the plea which was opposed by former Telecom Minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and others who are facing trial in the case.
While Raja and Kanimozhi had questioned the legality of the CBI plea at the fag end of the trial, some of the other co-accused had argued that the agency’s intentions were malafide and it was delaying the trial as the evidence in the case has already been closed.
Special Public Prosecutor Anand Grover had argued that under provisions of the CrPC even after closing of evidence in a case, an application for summoning material witnesses was maintainable.
He had submitted that at this stage, the witnesses and documents which the agency wished to call were relevant and he would complete recording of evidence of these five witnesses in a week.