CRL.M.A. 30661/2023 (condonation of delay)

1. The applicant, Mohammad Rehmani, by way of the present application, seeks condonation of delay of 3621 days, in filing an application for his impleadment as the legal heir of late Abdul Hameed Rehmani (CRL.M.A. 30660/2023), in order to pursue the above-captioned petition.

2. The facts and events relevant for deciding the present application are as follows. An FIR bearing number RC-8(E)/2005/EOW-II/DLI was registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on 29.06.2005 on the complaint of the Deputy Secretary, FCRA , Ministry of Home Affairs, alleging that the association Abul Kalam Azad Islamic Awakening Centre [hereafter ‘the Centre’] and its President Abdul Hameed Rahmani, had violated provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976 [hereafter ‘ FCRA ’]. It was alleged that during the period 1993–1997, the Centre had received foreign contributions in multiple bank accounts, including one maintained in Saudi Arabia, without disclosure to or approval from the competent authority. The investigation revealed that the accused had opened and operated several undisclosed bank accounts and had rece