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Ct. 32/2024
ECIR/HQ/08/2020/2020
CNR no. DLCT11-001235-2024
U/s. 45 r/w 44 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
for commission of offence u/s. 3 and punishable u/s. 4 of PMLA
Directorate of Enforcement Vs. Venugopal Nandlal Dhoot @V.N. Dhoot
& Ors.
09.06.2026
Present: Mr. N. K. Matta, Ld. SPP for DoE along with Ld. counsel Sh.
Faizan Khan
(Physically).
Mr. Ashish Kapoor, EO, and Mr. Satyaveer Singh AD, DoE
(Physically).
A-1 Venugopal Nandlal Dhoot @V. N. Dhoot
(VC) who
otherwise is
exempted from personal appearance vide order
dated 10.03.2026, under IA No. 1/2026, with Ld. Counsel Mr.
Ujjawal Jain
(Physically).
A-2 Pradip Kumar Nandlal Dhoot @ P.N. Dhoot
(VC) with Ld.
Counsels Ujjwal Jain and Mr. Mayank Sharma
(Physically).
For A-3 Raj Kumar Nandlal Dhoot @ R.N. Dhoot, with Ld
.
Counsel Sh. Sandeep S. Ladda
(VC).
On behalf of A-4 M/s Videocon Industries Ltd., Ld. Counsel Mr.
Shantanu Tyagi
(VC), who appears on behalf of Insolvency
Resolution Professional (IRP).
On behalf of Mr. Pravin Navinder, Liquidator of A-5 M/s
Videocon Oil Ventures Ltd., Ld. Counsel Mr. Agni Sen
(Physically).
Proceeded against A-6 to A-13 in absentia in terms of Section 342
of BNSS vide order dated 10.03.2026.
For proposed A14 Sachin Dev Duggal, Ld. Counsels Mr.
Swapnil Srivastava & Mr. Aditya Jain
(Physically).
List of unrelied documents not filed by DoE till now, and it is
stated that it is in the process of being prepared, and shall be filed in the
Court before the next date of hearing. 4 weeks’ time is sought by the IO
for the same. It is also stated that its copy shall also be supplied to all the
accused/ proposed accused before the next date of hearing. Let it be done.
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Reply filed by proposed A-14 to IA no.9/26, seeking issuance
of NBWs against proposed A-14. Copy supplied to DoE.
This application for issuance of NBWs under IA no.9/2026
shall be decided after hearing proposed A-14 on Section 223 of BNSS.
Till then IA no.9 is kept pending.
IA no.10/26 already preferred by A-2 seeking issuance of
afresh Passport/ No-objection has been decided separately today after its
reply was received from DoE today and after both the sides were heard. IA
no.10/26 is accordingly disposed off.
Today an application u/s 230 of BNSS (IA no.11/26) is filed
on behalf of proposed A-14. Its copy already supplied to DoE.
On behalf of A-1 & A-2 two more applications u/s 230 of
BNSS filed today under IA no.12 & 13 of 2026, respectively. Their copies
already supplied to DoE.
The matter is passed over and the IO who is present in the
Court is directed to supply the deficient/ illegible copies of the relied upon
documents to the applicants of IA nos.4, 5, 6, 11, 12, & 13.
After the matter was passed over for about 2 and a half hours,
the file was again taken up at 1:15 pm.
The deficient documents as mentioned in the application of
proposed A-14, supplied to counsel for proposed A-14 and it is now
submitted on behalf of A-14 that all the documents of proposed A-14 are
complete. IA no.11/26 is accordingly disposed off.
So far as IA no.12 & 13 of 2026 filed by A-1 & A-2 are
concerned, it is submitted jointly by both the sides that the documents
mentioned in the table/ Annexure A & B in both those applications have
been supplied to A-1 & A-2, to their satisfaction. So far as documents
mentioned in table/ Annexure C of these two IAs are concerned, it is
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submitted on behalf of DoE that all those documents are unrelied and they
would be mentioned in the list of unrelied documents which is yet to be
filed by DoE. Both IA nos.12 & 13 of 2026 are accordingly kept pending
and shall be decided once the list of unrelied documents is received from
DoE.
As regards IA no.4/26, preferred by A-1 is concerned, in this
application there are 9 documents specified to be deficient by A-1. It is
submitted by DoE that 8 out of 9 documents mentioned in this list and
application are unrelied and they would be listed in the unrelied documents’
list. The 9th document is the list of unrelied documents itself, which shall be
supplied. Till the list of unrelied documents is filed by DoE, IA no.4 is kept
pending.
As regards IA no.5/26 preferred by A-2, it is submitted that
from the deficient documents specified in Annexure A to this application,
the documents mentioned at serial no.1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 12, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24,
25, 31, 32, 34, 40, 42 & 43 have been received by A-2 today. The other
documents specified in Annexure A are stated to be completely illegible/
dim/ not readable, even in the Court records. It is submitted on behalf of
DoE these are the best available copies which could be obtained by DoE. It
is ordered that wherever feasible true typed copies of those illegible/ dim
documents be prepared by DoE and be filed in the Court and its copies be
supplied to A-2. In case DoE claims that the documents are so much
illegible that their true typed copies cannot be prepared, it is made clear by
the Court that such illegible documents will not be allowed to be exhibited
at the appropriate trial stage if that stage is reached. Therefore DoE may
take appropriate steps to present their legible/ true typed copies latest by the
next date of hearing.
As regards Annexure B to the IA no.5/26, it is submitted by
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the counsel for A-2 that there is no issue left regarding the documents
enlisted in Annexure B to this application and the issue regarding those
documents stands resolved.
As regards the documents enlisted in Annexure C to E, G & H
to the IA no.5/26 are concerned, it is submitted by DoE that they are
unrelied documents and, as stated above, the list of URD shall be filed.
As regards the documents enlisted in Annexure F to this IA
no.5/26 are concerned, the issue is stated to be improper pagination/
indexing. Let proper pagination/ indexing be done by DoE prior to the next
date of hearing. Till the list of unrelied documents is filed by DoE, IA no.5
is kept pending.
As regards the documents listed in para no.5(a) of the IA
no.6/26 (preferred by A-5) are concerned, it is submitted jointly that the
documents mentioned therein have been supplied to counsel for A-5 and
those documents are now received and complete.
As regards the documents listed in para no.5(b) of the IA
no.6/26 (preferred by A-5) are concerned, it is stated that those are unrelied
documents and a list of unrelied documents shall be filed, as mentioned
above. Till the list of unrelied documents is filed by DoE, IA no.6 is kept
pending.
Let the list of unrelied documents be filed by DoE prior to the
next date of hearing, with advance copies to all the accused persons,
including the accused who have preferred IA nos.4 to 6, 12 & 13.
Since 4 weeks’ time is sought by DoE, put up after summer
vacations on 17.07.2026.
(Dig Vinay Singh)
Special Judge (PC Act) (CBI)-09
(MPs/MLAs cases), RACC, New Delhi (m)
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