Delhi court rejects Siddiqui plea for ED’s unrelied documents at pre-cognisance stage

NEW DELHI: (Mar 28) A Delhi court on Friday dismissed a plea by Al-Falah group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui seeking documents not relied upon by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its chargesheet, noting that the case is still at the pre-cognisance stage and the investigation remains ongoing.

Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan was hearing an application moved by the counsel for the accused seeking a list of additional documents not relied upon by the ED in the chargesheet, but were nevertheless seized during the investigation.

"I do not find any merit in the submissions made on behalf of the accused, and the list of unrelied documents cannot be given at the stage of pre-cognisance and more so considering that the investigation in the present matter is still pending and the same may cause prejudice to the investigation in progress," said the judge in an order dated March 27.