PANAJI
Sessions Court had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against mining trader Philip Jacob of Amalagiri Traders, who is allegedly involved in Rs 500 crore mining scam. The warrant has been issued against Jacob for repeated failure to appear before the court and the investigating agency.
Jacob, who had previously secured bail from the Sessions Court, was ordered to appear before the investigating agency and to cooperate in the ongoing investigation. He was arrested by SIT in July this year.
However, on Friday, the Special Investigating Team (Mining) of Goa Police moved an application before the court seeking cancellation of bail granted to Jacob by the Special Court. Jacobs then moved the High Court of Bombay at Goa seeking
quashing of the FIR registered against him by the Crime Branch.
When the case came up for hearing on Wednesday, Public Prosecutor S Rivonkar on instructions made a statement that the petitioner will not be arrested till November 13, pursuant to the order of issuance of NBW by the learned Special Judge.
"The statement is accepted," the HC noted, while granting Jacob the liberty to appear before the Special Judge for getting his warrant cancelled on or before November 13, which Jacob agreed to while the HC also granted him liberty to move the learned Special Judge as regards his prayer to travel to various States in India.
Jacob's firm was found to have recorded a turnover of over Rs 500 crore and his bank statements showed that more than Rs 300 crore was paid by his company to different mine owners in the state for the purchase of iron ore from mining leaseholders.
