Court summons Tytler for hiding criminal cases to renew passport
NEWDELHI: Delhi’s Patiala House court on Tuesday summoned Congress leader Jagdish Tytler after noting that he got his passport renewed by providing incorrect information stating that he didn’t have any pending criminal cases against him.
Earlier, Tytler had appeared in the court in a case of allegedly hiding details of ongoing criminal cases against him while obtaining judicial clearance to get his passport renewed and travel abroad.
“Why was the application seeking permission withdrawn this morning? Also, why was the application withdrawn after you had got the passport? You should’ve admitted at the passport office that you had not proto vided the correct information earlier and will apply afresh for clearance. You didn’t do so?” the court asked Tytler’s counsel.
The court later handed over Tytler’s passport to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and left up to it to decide whether or not to register an FIR against him. Meanwhile, Tytler on Monday again refused undergo lie-detection test before the Karkardooma court in connection with the 1984 antiSikh riots case.
Tytler and arms dealer Abhishek Verma were earlier asked by the court to appear in person or file an affidavit stating if they wanted to undergo lie detector test or not.
Earlier in April also, Tytler refused to undergo a lie-detection test in connection with the case.
In February, the CBI had sought the court’s permission for lie-detector tests on Tytler and Verma.
The investigating agency had in its plea requested the court to direct the duo to appear before it and accord their consent for conducting polygraph test so that further investigation can be conducted in the matter.