CBI’s investigation in an alleged corruption case involving Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s principal secretary Rajendra Kumar has come under the scanner of a special court which said the agency has “utterly failed” to comply with the mandatory CrPC provision in its probe.
The court also said that it was not informed by the agency about the freezing of bank accounts of a company and CBI had admitted it after one month in its reply filed on a plea by the firm, M/s laxmi Enterprises, seeking defreezing of three bank accounts.
The court also said that it was not informed by the agency about the freezing of bank accounts of a company. Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Jain also observed that till date, the agency is unable to show even prima facie that the frozen bank accounts of the firm have any direct links with the commission of alleged crime.
“Furthermore, there appears to be no compliance of section 102(3) CrPC by CBI in present case. As per the mandate of this section, every police officer acting under sub section (3) shall forthwith report the seizure or attachment of accounts to the magistrate having jurisdiction,” the judge noted.