New Delhi: Observing that there is a need for a victim-centric approach, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to a club of 53 pending FIRs in seven states in connection with the alleged FIR scam. $49 crore investors.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalia Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi did not agree with the submission of senior advocate Aman Lekhi, who represents accused Upendra Nath Mishra and Kali Prasad Mishra.
Which led to the withdrawal of the petition.
Several criminal cases are still pending against the accused in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Andhra Pradesh.
Referring to previous Supreme Court judgments that had ordered consolidation of FIRs in high profile fraud cases, the bench said that instead of taking a victim-centric judicial approach, rulings favorable to the accused were passed in the name of consolidation of FIRs and speedy trial.
The International Committee of Justice asked: “What will happen to the rights of victims of such crimes,” while refusing to order the consolidation of FIRs.
The International Committee of Justice referred to recent amendments to the Criminal Code and said that the rights of victims were now recognised.
The court said that each fraud case is distinct and separate, as the victim and the amount defrauded differ, adding that the accused, of course, remains the same.
“For the investigation, I cannot collect FIRs,” the bench said, adding, “These fraud victims are also invisible victims of the judicial system which has not thought about them.”
The International Commission of Justice said: “Is it fair to ask the victims of your crime to come from different places to one place to suit the accused?”
Judge Bagchi said that each crime of fraud, fraud and conspiracy is separate and distinct, and asked why victims of such crimes suffer.
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