Cash-for-vote scam: court seeks cops' stand on Rewati Raman

Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal also asked the police to spell out its stand on Singh's role.

"I have not been interfering in the investigation till date but when time comes, the court would have to step in. I remember you (prosecutor) had said you are doing something with regard to Rewati Raman Singh. What have you done till date? Did you record his statement?," the judge told Public Prosecutor Rajiv Mohan.

The court's query came after the counsel for former BJP MPs and accused Faggan Singh Kulaste and Mahabir Singh Bhagora, during the hearing on their bail plea, alleged police had not recorded Singh's statement despite the fact that he was seen in a CD having the visual footage of a sting operation conducted by a private channel.

The counsel, appearing for co-accused and former aide of BJP leader L K Advani, Sudheendra Kulkarni, too said the call records of Rewati Raman Singh suggest he was in constant touch with other accused in the case during commission of the alleged offence.

Public prosecutor Rajiv Mohan, however, said Rewati Raman Singh was present in a meeting held on July 21, 2008, night with BJP MP Ashok Argal and others but the voice of the CD is not audible and merely meeting somebody is not an offence.

"During investigation, we examined Rewati Raman Singh. In the video, Singh is seen sitting with Ashok Argal but there is nothing audible regarding what he said there," he said.

He added there is nothing from which any inference can be drawn regarding his complicity in the offence.

"What have you done about Rewati Raman Singh, please clarify. Tomorrow you please put it on one side, what are you doing about this?" the judge said.

The court also directed the police to place on record by tomorrow all the CDs and materials, relating to the case, received by them during the probe.

The court was hearing arguments on the bail plea of Kulkarni and the two ex-BJP MPs. The arguments would continue tomorrow.

While concluding the hearing, the judge asked the prosecution to clarify its stand on Rewati Raman Singh's role by tomorrow.