Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia, who is facing trial in a case arising out of the probe into the 2G scam, was on Wednesday allowed to go abroad by a special court which gave liberty to the CBI to take steps to cancel his bail if he persists with filing pleas in "casual" manner.
"Having allowed the application (to travel abroad), I wish to add that accused is repeatedly filing such applications in a casual and cavalier manner drafted in a language which is vague and uncertain and as such, unbecoming of the court proceedings," Special CBI Judge O P Saini said.
"If the accused persists with such behaviour in future, prosecution is at liberty to take steps seeking cancellation of his bail. I sincerely hope that the accused would not let the situation come to such a sorry pass at the fag end of the trial," the judge said.
The court's observation came while deciding Ruia's plea seeking permission to travel to Russia to attend a meeting with VTB Bank on April 13. In its order, the court observed that the applications filed by Ruia were "vague" and "meaningless" but as he has to attend an urgent meeting in Russia and as the matter is not listed for hearing during the relevant dates, he is permitted to travel abroad from April 11 to 15.
"Having allowed the application (to travel abroad), I wish to add that accused is repeatedly filing such applications in a casual and cavalier manner drafted in a language which is vague and uncertain and as such, unbecoming of the court proceedings," Special CBI Judge O P Saini said.
"If the accused persists with such behaviour in future, prosecution is at liberty to take steps seeking cancellation of his bail. I sincerely hope that the accused would not let the situation come to such a sorry pass at the fag end of the trial," the judge said.
The court's observation came while deciding Ruia's plea seeking permission to travel to Russia to attend a meeting with VTB Bank on April 13. In its order, the court observed that the applications filed by Ruia were "vague" and "meaningless" but as he has to attend an urgent meeting in Russia and as the matter is not listed for hearing during the relevant dates, he is permitted to travel abroad from April 11 to 15.