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New Delhi, 07 June (HS). The Delhi High Court has dismissed the petition challenging the trial court's order to start arguments before the completion of the CBI investigation on framing of charges against Arun Pillai in the Delhi Excise Scam case. The vacation bench of Justice Swarnakanta Sharma said that the trial court considered the petitioner's complaint and there is no irregularity in the trial court's order.
The High Court, while considering the order of the trial court, said that a charge sheet has been filed against 16 accused in this case, there will be long arguments on framing of charges. If the CBI files a supplementary charge sheet, then the arguments may also get interrupted. In such a situation, arguments should be started on framing of charges against the accused. The High Court said that the trial court has resolved the petitioner's complaint very well.
The trial court had said in its order that the accused Arun Pillai is accused of conspiring with BRS leader K. Kavitha. In such a situation, it is the responsibility of the court to look into the allegations made in the charge sheet and its contents. The High Court took note of the argument of the CBI that it is filing a charge sheet against K. Kavitha. Today itself, the CBI has filed a supplementary charge sheet against K. Kavitha in the Rouse Avenue Court. The High Court has said in its order that the trial court should give short dates for the examination of documents in this case because the number of accused in this case is high. This will help in speeding up the trial.
Pillai is on bail in the CBI case. ED arrested Arun Pillai on 6 March 2023 in the money laundering case related to this case. Pillai is accused of collecting bribe money from another accused Sameer Mahendru and giving it to other accused. ED has made Arun Ramachandra Pillai and Amandeep Dhal accused in the supplementary charge sheet filed in this case.
The chargesheet states that Pillai gave a false statement during the investigation. Arun Pillai played an important role in destroying evidence. He destroyed five mobile phones in two years. According to the ED, during the investigation Arun Pillai could not produce the mobile phones used during the scam. No record of conversations with people was found in the phones that Arun Pillai had. This clearly shows that Arun Pillai played an important role in destroying evidence.
