Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 29: Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar Gowhar Majid Dalal today issued notices/summons to Central Bureau of Investigation, Dr Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister, Mohammad Saleem Khan, Ahsan Ahmed Mirza, Mir Manzoor Gazanfar Ali, Bashir Ahmed Misger and Gulzar Ahmed Beigh (all ex-office bearers of J&K Cricket Association) in a Criminal Miscellaneous Petition filed by Directorate of Enforcement (ED).
The petition has been filed by the ED under Section 44(1)(C) Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 seeking committal of the case titled CBI Versus Mohammad Saleem Khan and others arising out of FIR No.05/2015 Police Station CBI Kashmir under Section 120-B, 406 & 409 RPC to the Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge Srinagar as the said court has been designated as Special Court under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
The application by Directorate of Enforcement (ED) was filed in the court of CJM Srinagar on June 30, 2020 and today Advocate Mumtaz Kapra (through virtual mode) made submissions before the court that CBI, Dr Farooq Abdullah and others be served notices to file the response to the application moved by Directorate of Enforcement seeking committal of the case.
After considering the submissions of Advocate Mumtaz Kapra appearing for Directorate of Enforcement (ED), the CJM observed, “the non-applicants have not been served so far in the present application”. Accordingly, court issued directions to summon the non-applicants including CBI and Dr Farooq Abdullah and other ex-office bearers of JKCA.
The court further directed to issue summons via virtual mode or otherwise for their response. Looking into the importance of the matter, the CJM directed further listing of the matter on September 21, 2020.
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