The judge noted that out of three matters, in only one matter being probed by the CBI the prosecution evidence was being recorded and the accused has "already undertaken that he will not dispute his identity and will not question the legitimacy of proceedings conducted in his absence and in the presence of his counsel on the ground of his absence during such period of travel".
The CBI had lodged an FIR claiming AES Chhattisgarh had misrepresented the fact that it was subsidiary of AES Corp USA, although on the day of filing of the application, it was not a subsidiary of the American company. - Coal Block Allocation Case: Court Acquits AES Chhattisgarh And Its Director Sanjeev Aggarwal; Details Here
The main question before the Court was whether AES Chhattisgarh Energy misrepresented itself as a subsidiary of AES Corporation, USA when it applied to the Ministry of Coal for the allocation of a coal block.
Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj allowed Jindal s application noting he had travelled abroad several times in the past and returned to India to face the trial within the stipulated period.