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2. The present Regular Case (RC) no. RC-2(E)/96/EOW.I/DLI was registered on 24.07.1996 on the basis of a complaint made by Sh. A.K.M. Chakankar, Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. The said complaint dated 02.05.1996 was made against one business concern M/s. Kwality Exports and its proprietor Mohd. Iftikhar (who happens to be the accused herein), alleging attempt to obtain high value advance license on the basis of forged/fake documents. As per the said complaint, an application dated 01.06.1995 was received by the Office of DGFT, from M/s. Kwality RC No. 2(E) /1996 CBI v. Iftikhar Mansuri Page No. 2 of 32 Exports, for grant of high value advance license for CIF value of Rs. 3,31,85,185/- to import mulberry raw silk. Along with the application, the applicant filed certain documents like copy of export order placed by one M/s. Barakat Oriental Rugs Inc., copy of IE Code (Import Export Code), copy of RCMC (Registration cum Membership Certificate) issued by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, Treasury Challan No. 281 of Central Bank of India, copy of Chartered Accountant Certificate issued by M/s. Singhal & Co., and copy of earlier advance license issued by JDG, CLA for value of Rs. 49,61,500/-. When the said application of M/s. Kwality Exports was processed, responses were sought from the office of JDG, CLA, from Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts and from the Central Bank of India. It transpired that no previous license had been issued by the JDG, CLA, no RCMC had been issued by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts and no Challan had been received by the Central Bank of India in favour of M/s. Kwality Exports. Thus, the documents furnished with the application were found to be forged/fake. When the applicant M/s. Kwality Exports was asked to furnish original documents, it chose to withdraw its application for grant of advance license, by sending a letter dated 21.08.1995 to this effect. The Office of DGFT also sought to conduct an inspection at the given address, but the premises was found locked. Thus, the matter was reported to the CBI, upon which the present RC was registered under Section 511 read with section 420, 467, 468, 471 IPC against M/s. Kwality Exports and its proprietor Mohd. Iftikhar.

(i) Self attested copy of export order dated 05.10.1994 issued by M/s. Barakat Oriental Rugs Inc.
(ii) Copy of Import Export Code No. 0591042614 obtained from Jt.

DGFT. CLA on the basis of an export order dated 25.02.1992 placed by Al-Munna Book Shop, Sharjah, UAE

(iii) Copy of RCMC issued by Chemicals & Allied Products Export RC No. 2(E) /1996 CBI v. Iftikhar Mansuri Page No. 4 of 32 Promotion Council, obtained by submitting order of Al-Munna Book Shop dated 22.04.1993

(iv) TR6 Challan no. 5519 dated 21.10.1994 for Rs. 12,800/- issued by the Central Bank of India.

44. In the file obtained from the Office of Joint Chief Director of Imports and Exports for obtaining IE Code, pertaining to M/s. Dewan Trading Corporation vide letter dated 07.03.1992, the application had been signed by the accused as proprietor of M/s. Dewan Trading Corporation at points Q30, Q32, Q33, Q34, Q35, Q36 and Q37. The accused had also signed the declaration on the letter head of M/s. Dewan Trading Corporation as its proprietor at point Q39. Similarly, the annexed TR6 challan no. 21738 Ex. PW-7/B (which has been established to be forged as per the testimony of PW-7 and PW-11A) had been signed by the accused at points Q40 and Q41. The copy of Income Tax form has been attested by the accused at point Q42. The reminder letter dated 16.04.1992 had been signed by the accused at point Q45. The accused received the duplicate IE Code vide acknowledgment of receipt at point Q46.