Gujarat Riots : Mukul Rohatgi Defends SIT Clean Chit To Narendra Modi - Live Updates From Zakia Jafri's Case In Supreme Court Hearing

Rohatgi:His statement before Nanavati Commission on political interference, and Sandesh Newspaper and it goes on and on and on 104, his statement was read out to your lordship.

Rohatgi: I had shown the original complaint where there is a whole passage on Rahul Sharma. In the copy given to your lordship it is missing. The long and short is in the copy filed there is no 45, no 63 to start with. In this original this is how it appears.

Rohatgi: Today at this junction your lordship may see their Vol VI at pg. G. Today he (Rahul Sharma) is their hero. They are saying he was targeted in 2011. Now, they are saying that he did the right thing.

Bench: He produced CD for what date?

Rohatgi: I’ll give the date.

Mr. Rohatgi resumes his arguments.

Rohatgi: What you are arguing before the court is in contrary. You cannot tamper with document in the highest court of the land.

Bench: Original Complaint in which page?

Rohatgi: They have not given the original. I got this from Gujarat.

Bench: We’ll continue after lunch.

Rohatgi: I submit that it is a deliberate omission. Let me read the accusation. He is an IPS officer. Abetted breakdown of governance. Why is it missing? Because today Mr. Sibal argues he is a hero, because vol. 6 of Mr. Sibal is devoted to him.

Rohatgi: Now take up the original complaint. Who is this 45. Is it Satish or someone else. Now, in the original complaint, 45 is Rahul Sharma.

Rohatgi: I have not deleted, they have. This is how it is filed in SLP. At pg 101 is individual accusation of all the 63, the first being CM, second being law minister. Kindly turn to 45. There is no 45. So in the body of petition Satish Verma appear twice.

Rohatgi: The duplication is a clerical error. He occurs twice. Now Milords see in this thick volume,

Bench: You have deleted at pg 52.

Mr. Rohatgi referred to the complaint.

Rohatgi: Come to 45, there is a blank. In 45 is one Satish Verma IPS and your lordship will find in pg 52 the last accused is 62. In original complaint it is 63 and 63 is Satish Verma. 

Bench: Without taking further directions all the statements were recorded. What is the status of those statements? Then it was in 142 jurisdictions.

Bench: Further investigation can only be issued by the trial court.

Rohatgi: So this is our limit.