NEW DELHI: A Delhi court today dismissed the plea of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh seeking a directive to CBI to supply a complete copy of the FIR lodged against him and others in a disproportionate assets case.
The court said since statements and calculations relating to the alleged disproportionate assets were not annexed with the FIR registered in the case those cannot be supplied to Singh.
81-year-old Singh had filed a plea seeking directions to CBI to supply a complete copy of FIR, including the statements relating to assets at the beginning and end of check period and income and expenses during that time.
“I have considered the submissions. The preliminary inquiry is held only with a purpose to know as to whether the case is fit for registration of regular investigation. FIR is the starting point of investigation,” Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar said.
“If any document or annexure has not been made a part of FIR, the copy of the same is not required to be supplied to any accused,” the court said.
“In these circumstances, I am convinced that the statements/calculations are not the annexures to the aforesaid complaint/FIR and hence the same cannot be supplied to the applicant (Singh). Application is accordingly dismissed,” the judge said. (AGENCIES)
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