New Delhi, Oct 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the judge who had granted bail to the accused in Chhattisgarh's Nagrik Apurti Nigam (NAN) scam had met the Chief Minister, two days before the bail order was passed.
A bench of Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and comprising Justices Ravindra Bhat and Ajay Rastogi was hearing a plea by the ED seeking to transfer the investigation in the scam, pertaining to corruption in the Public Distribution System (PDS), to the CBI and also shift the trial outside Chhattisgarh. Previously, the ED had told the Supreme Court that the constitutional functionaries were helping the accused.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the ED, submitted that the judge met the CM two days before the bail and "if this isn't shocking, I don't know!"
He claimed that the status report is being exchanged with the accused before it is being filed, as he contended that a free and fair trial has not been carried out in the case.
Mehta added that the special investigation team (SIT) constituted to investigate the matter was in touch with the prime accused, and the collusion between accused and the authorities has diluted the case of the prosecution. He also emphasised the accused has received concessions from the present state government in the case.
He cited WhatsApp conversations between the accused and the co-accused allegedly pointing that the CM was also contacted. Reading out the conversation, Mehta said: "Please see this
Source: IANS
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