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2018 (2) TMI 333 - HC - FEMAOffence under FEMA - reject the petitioner's application for cross-examination - Held that:- A plain reading of the application filed by the petitioner seeking cross-examination of certain individuals named above also indicates that the petitioner had reiterated its contention that the material or evidence on record does not substantiate the allegation made against him. At the outset, the petitioner had denied all the allegations made against him in the complaint filed against him. The only reason provided by the petitioner for seeking cross-examination of Mr. Manoj Garg, Investigation Officer and the complainant is that they can be confronted with the documents in question. According to the petitioner, the documents do not implicate or establish any offence on the part of the petitioner. The documents referred to by the petitioner are not documents that have been created or initiated by the investigating officer or the complainant; the documents have been found during the search and seizure operations conducted by the concerned officers. In the circumstances, this Court is not persuaded to accept that there is any ground to permit cross-examination as sought for by the petitioner. Similarly, there is also no ground to permit cross-examination of signatories to the Panchnama and the Panch witnesses either. In the facts of the present case, it is apparent that the case set up against the petitioner is not based on any testimony of the investigating officer but on documents. In the aforesaid circumstances, this Court finds no infirmity with the decision to reject the petitioner's application for cross-examination.
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