https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=236105 At the charge-framing stage under FERA, a co-accused's statement may be considered with surrounding material to test for strong suspicion and a prima facie case, even though such a statement is not substantive evidence under the Evidence Act. The objection that the maker was not examined was rejected because the recorded statement was admissible in the manner provided by law. The Court also treated the recovery of foreign currency, the seizure memo, the admitted employer-employee relationship, and related documents as sufficient prima facie material. On that basis, interference with the charge order was not warranted and discharge was refused. en-us Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 May 2016 15:23:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=236105 At the charge-framing stage under FERA, a co-accused's statement may be considered with surrounding material to test for strong suspicion and a prima facie case, even though such a statement is not substantive evidence under the Evidence Act. The objection that the maker was not examined was rejected because the recorded statement was admissible in the manner provided by law. The Court also treated the recovery of foreign currency, the seizure memo, the admitted employer-employee relationship, and related documents as sufficient prima facie material. On that basis, interference with the charge order was not warranted and discharge was refused. Case-Laws FEMA Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=236105