A Delhi court today dismissed the Delhi Police\u2019s plea for five-days Police Custody remand of accused Navneet Kalra in a case of hoarding and black-marketing of oxygen concentrators, saying that police custody remand was not warranted at this stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saket court Metropolitan Magistrate Vasundhra Azad said, \u201cI am dismissing this application, PC remand of the accused is not needed at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Court was hearing an application filed by Delhi Police, seeking five-day Police Custody remand of Kalra, an accused in the case of hoarding and black-marketing of Oxygen Concentrators and other Medical Equipment, during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additional Public Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava, appearing for Delhi Police, submitted, \u201cAccused mobile phone seized and kept in Maidan Garhi Police Station. We have sent the same to FSL and a mirrored image is prepared. Data is available with us and needed to be confronted with the accused.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe data of the mobile phone need to be confronted with the accused to reach the conclusion. It is the law of the land that after 15 days, we cannot take custody of the accused\u2026we need to confront him (accused) with the persons, who have purchased these machines,\u201d Shrivastava added.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Mr Shrivastava further alleged that the Oxygen Concentrators are defective and working only to the capacity of 28 percent. We have taken the opinion of an AIIMS doctor, who said that Oxygen Concentrator is useless. To this, Mr Azad said, what does this has to do with the police remand?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advocate Vineet Malhotra, appearing for Kalra said, \u201cI am cooperating, as the APP has also said. Kindly check the remand application. When the State want to prosecute, it should not be adversarial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Malhotra further contended, \u201cAlso, the same oxygen Concentrator being purchased by Salman Khan. Prejudice is being created by this Shri Ram Lab. I will show how\u2026Milord, tally the lab report with the website of the company of Oxygen Concentrator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n