No more dereliction in appearance, ED tells court in PMLA case against Tahir Hussain
The Investigating Officer (IO) filed an application seeking exemption from personal appearance on behalf of the ED Special Director, which was allowed by the court. Special Public Prosecutor Zoheb Hossain, who was present in court, promised that there would be no absence from the prosecution’s side from now on.
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A few days ago, the judge had pulled up Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad for his continuous non-appearance while hearing the bail plea of the UAPA accused Sharjeel Imam. The judge had added that the prosecution was not taking the Delhi riots cases seriously. Express photoAfter a Delhi court flagged the non-appearance of the prosecution in a money laundering case registered against former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in connection with the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, and directed the Special Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED) to appear before it, the central agency Friday submitted that there would be no ‘dereliction in appearance’ before the court from its side.
The Investigating Officer (IO) filed an application seeking exemption from personal appearance on behalf of the ED Special Director, which was allowed by the court. Special Public Prosecutor Zoheb Hossain, who was present in court, promised that there would be no absence from the prosecution’s side from now on.
During the hearing on Tuesday, Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat flagged the absence and had said: “Though it was stated that such a thing would not happen again, however, it has again happened. In these circumstances, let Special Director (Directorate of Enforcement) appear in person on next date i.e. 8.12.2023 at 2 pm.”
A few days ago, the judge had pulled up Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad for his continuous non-appearance while hearing the bail plea of the UAPA accused Sharjeel Imam. The judge had added that the prosecution was not taking the Delhi riots cases seriously.
The case involving Hussain was registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on the basis of three FIRs lodged in 2020. It was alleged by the ED that Hussain had “hatched a conspiracy with his associates to fraudulently withdraw money” from the accounts of certain companies — M/s. Show Effect Advertisement Pvt. Ltd. (SEAPL), M/s. Essence Cellcom Pvt. Ltd. (ECPL) and M/s. Essence Global Services Pvt. Ltd. (EGSPL) — “owned and controlled” by him “through bogus and malafide transactions with bogus entry operators on the strength of fake bills”.
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