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Delhi Court Dismisses Jawad Siddiqui's Bid for Unrelied Documents

Delhi Court Dismisses Jawad Siddiqui's Bid for Unrelied Documents
Jawad Siddiqui’s Bid for Unrelied Documents Falls Flat: Court Rejects Both Pleas · opindia.com

A man named Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui is accused of taking part in money laundering, which is when people hide money that came from something wrong or illegal.

He is also connected to a case about a big blast at the Red Fort in Delhi.

The Enforcement Directorate, a special government team that investigates money crimes, is handling his case.

Mr. Siddiqui asked the judge for two things.

First, he wanted to give the judge some papers that he said were very important and would help prove he was right.

Second, he wanted the investigators to tell him about other papers they had collected but were not using.

The judge said no to both requests.

The judge explained that at this early stage, the court only looks at the papers the investigators gave to decide whether there is enough reason to continue.

The judge also said these questions had already been answered by higher courts, so there was no need to send them to the High Court.

Now the case will continue, and the court will decide whether to formally accept it.

Key facts

Accused
Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui
Court
Saket Court, Delhi (Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan)
Order date
August 4, 2026
Amount involved
Approximately Rs 415 crore
Laws invoked
Sections 3 and 4 of PMLA; Section 223(1) of BNS; Section 436 of BNSS
ED complaint
Filed under Section 44(1)(b) of PMLA; cognisance not yet taken
Case link
Red Fort blast of November 2025
Earlier order
March 27, 2026 (demand on unrelied documents dismissed)

Quotes

Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan

Sitting Sessions Judge of Delhi’s Saket Court

“"The demand made by the accused for providing a list of unrelied documents has already been decided by the Court in its detailed order dated March 27."”
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“"At the stage of taking cognisance, the Court has to look only at the material placed by the complainant."”
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