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The Rouse Avenue court has dismissed an application by Chartered Accountant Tejinder Pal Singh to become an approver in a money laundering case involving the Delhi Jal Board. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had charged Tejinder Pal Singh without arrest, and he sought pardon in the case.
The ED registered the case based on a CBI FIR related to a tender awarded to M/s NKG Infrastructure Pvt Ltd. Special Judge Bhupinder Singh dismissed the application after considering the submissions from both the counsel and the special public prosecutor for the ED.
The court noted that the application did not provide reasons why it should be allowed or if the evidence was crucial for the investigation. The court stated that the testimony of Tejinder Pal Singh did not make a significant difference and was not indispensable for proving the case against the co-accused.
Judge Bhupinder Singh remarked, “No necessity has been cited, and it has been termed as crucial only for joining the dots. The applicant may be willing to disclose everything truthfully, but does the prosecution actually need it?”
The court concluded that the proposed testimony could be seen as an “icing on the cake” but not essential. The court found no merit in the application and dismissed it.
The ED had filed a charge sheet against former Delhi Jal Board Chief Engineer Jagdish Kumar Arora, Anil Kumar Agarwal, Tejinder Pal Singh, DK Mittal, and M/s NKG Infrastructure Pvt Ltd. The investigation revealed that part of the bribe money was transferred for election funding of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
The investigation into the final utilization of the proceeds of crime amounting to Rs. 2,00,78,242 is ongoing.
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