A Delhi court has summoned the director of the Enforcement Directorate for not providing legible copies of evidence to the accused in a money laundering case. The director and the investigating officer will have to appear in person in court and provide details regarding the status of evidence copies to be given to the accused.
Hearing the matter, Additional Sessions Judge Aparna Swami directed ED Director Rahul Navin and the investigating officer to appear in court on March 26 and provide in writing the status of documents to be provided to the accused, PTI reported. The court was hearing a SEBI-related cheating and fraud matter to the tune of Rs 88 crore.
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The court’s direction after ED Deputy Director Dipin Goyal informed the bench that the copies currently provided were “the best possible copies available with the department”.
"In view of the submissions and the delay in the matter with regard to providing to the legible copies as seen from the order sheets dated March 28, 2024, this court deems it appropriate to direct the Director of ED along with the investigating officer to appear in the court and give in writing the status of documents to be provided to the accused persons," PTI reported quoting the order.
