COURT-QUATTROCCHI 2 LST

CBI counsel, on its part, had submitted that "publicity
and politics have no role to play in such matters and such a
petition cannot be entertained. The petitioners (advocates)
are strangers to the investigation and prosecution. They,
therefore, have no locus standi".

Agarwal had countered their plea by saying that the
Supreme Court had already accepted his locus in the Bofors
case by accepting appeal filed by him against a Delhi High
Court verdict.
Another advocate Jitender Soni had also moved the court
opposing the CBI's withdrawl of the case against Quattrocchi.
Quattrocchi, the sole surviving accused in the case after
the Delhi High Court quashed the charges on May 31, 2005
against other accused, has never appeared before any court in
the country.
CBI had failed on two occasion in its attempt to
extradite Quattrocchi first from Malaysia in 2003 and then
from Argentina in 2007.
Earlier, the CBI had in November last year asked the
Interpol to take Quattrocchi's name off the Red Corner notice.
PTI ATP
JVN


The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this
message are intended for the exclusive
use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged
information. If you are not the intended
recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please
notify the sender immediately and destroy
all copies of this message and any attachments contained in it.