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JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE 201417The Mumbai Police has charged Mr. Gurunath Meiyappanon allegations of betting in IPL matches as well as forallegedly passing inside information to bookies. It is theallegation of Mumbai Police that Mr. Gurunath Meiyappanwas in contact with one Mr. Vindoo Dara Singh throughwhom he placed bets in connection with IPL matches. Insupport of this allegation, certain phone calls which weretaped under the authority of the competent authority havebeen cited. The transcripts of such interception, primafacie, reveal that discussions on betting took place andinstructions as to how bets could be placed were alsogiven. The transcribed transcripts indicate that the nameGuru cropped up in the conversations. The allegations arethat the taped phone calls belong to Mr. GurunathMeiyappan and instructions were given by him for placingof bets. The only materials against Mr. GurunathMeiyappan are the tapes. Unfortunately, the Mumbai Policedid not place any scientific evidence before the Committeethat the voice in the tape infact was that of Mr. GurunathMeiyappan. According to the Mumbai Police, the resultsfrom the forensics were still awaited. Moreover, thoughaccount books were seized from bookies, no money trailfrom Mr. Gurunath Meiyappan was proved before theCommittee by the Mumbai Police.Mr. Gurunath Meiyappan exercised his constitutionalrights to remain silent in the present proceedings in view ofthe said criminal proceedings. No indication was given bythe Committee to Mr. Gurunath Meiyappan that any
JUSTICE MUDGAL IPL PROBE COMMITTEE 201418adverse inference would be drawn in view of his silence.Moreover, any finding as to Mr. Gurunath Meiyappan’sculpability in betting by this Committee without all thematerials being placed before it might prejudice either theprosecution or the defence in the criminal proceedings. Itwould therefore not be fair on the part of this Committee tocome to a conclusive finding that the voice in the tape is infact that of Mr. Gurunath Meiyappan.It is however reasonable to hold that in the event ofthe tapes being found to be genuine, un-tampered andreliable and in the event that the voice in the tape isproved to be that of Mr. Gurunath Meiyappan, therecan be no iota of doubt that Mr. Gurunath Meiyappanwas indulging in betting in IPL matches. The conclusionawaits a final determination in the criminal proceedingswhere evidently the raw footage and the tapes would beproved scientifically.It is in the interest of all concernedthat the Hon’ble Supreme Court directs an expeditious trialon a day to day basis in the said criminal proceedings.In Rajan Dwivedi Vs CBI cited in (2012) 8 SCC 495, theHon’ble Supreme Court has stated in para 20:“The guarantee of a speedy trial is intended to avoidoppression and prevent delay by imposing on a courtand the prosecution an obligation to proceed with thetrail with a reasonable dispatch. The guarantee servesa threefold purpose. Firstly, it protects the accusedagainst oppressive pre-trial imprisonment; secondly,
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