Deshmukh claimed in the bail plea filed through advocate Aniket Nikam that CBI’s entire case rests on the “whims and fancies of the investigative agency”.
“The credibility of the statements on which the case of the CBI rests is extremely doubtful and the credentials of all such people raise a question mark of serious nature. The entire case is based on the statement of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Parambir Singh and dismissed Mumbai cop Sachin Waze against whom there is ample evidence available on record that Waze himself was in fact the sole person instrumental in the collection of illegal bribe money from the bar owners,” the bail application stated.
Deshmukh contended that Waze’s credibility was of grave concern more so because he had become an approver.
“The investigation carried out by CBI do not inspire any confidence and on the contrary expose the premiere instigating agency of the country to have become a mere pawn in the hands of vested interests and acting for extraneous and malafide considerations,” the application said.
He further submitted that he is under incarceration since November 2, 2021, however he had been arrested by the CBI only on April 4, 2022, which indicated that there had been no necessity of arrest.
“The arrest therefore, is in itself an act of malice,” Deshmukh emphasized.
Source: Barandbench
