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Coal scam: Court warns Jharkhand Ispat director, cancels non-bailable warrant against him

A special court on Wednesday cancelled a non-bailable warrant issued against Director of Jharkhand Ispat Pvt Ltd RC Rungta, who is an accused in a coal block allocation case, after he appeared before it.

The court, however, warned Rungta to be careful in future while allowing the submissions of his counsel seeking to cancel the NBW issued against his client.

"Advocate should be present in the court if he is seeking exemption for accused. I am telling this to you (RC Rungta) for the first and last time," special CBI judge Bharat Parashar said.

"Counsel has submitted that the warrant came to be issued as he himself could not appear on time and exemption of accused from personal appearance was to be sought through him.

Accused RC Rungta is warned to be careful in future," the court said. During the day, the court also heard arguments of advocate Rajiv Mohan, who appeared for RC Rungta, on a plea moved by CBI seeking its permission to file some documents before it.

The court, however, noted in its order that after hearing the counsel, it found that there was "repeated change" in his stand.

It asked the defence counsel to file written submissions, if any, positively by May 5 and reserved its order on the plea for May 14.

It had earlier stayed till on Wednesday the NBW issued against RC Rungta on April 23 after his counsel assured the court that the accused would appear before it on Wednesday.

The court had issued NBW against Rungta observing that neither he had appeared before it nor his main counsel was present during the hearing to move an application seeking exemption from personal appearance for his client.

JIPL's directors RC Rungta and RS Rungta along with the firm are accused of securing allotment of North Dhadu coal block in Jharkhand allegedly on the basis of false and forged documents.

source: http://ibnlive.in.com