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INX Media case: HC rejects bail, Chidambaram moves SC

  •   Tue, Aug 20 2019 05:45:37 PM

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS): Hours after the Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected former Finance MInister P. Chidambaram's anticipatory bail plea in the INX Media case, the battery of lawyers representing him approached the Supreme Court for the urgent hearing seeking protection from arrest.

Chidambaram's lawyer Kapil Sibal asked the apex court to put up the matter before the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi as soon as possible.

However, Additional Registrar told Sibal that the Chief Justice is busy in judicial work. Sibal then went to the Supreme Court Registrar to take up the matter urgently.

Speaking to reporters, Sibal said, "We have not received the copy of the High Court order. Therefore, we have not prepared the special leave petition (SLP) yet."

According to a lawyer assisting Sibal, the matter is likely to be mentioned before the Bench of the next senior most Judge to the CJI on Wednesday morning.

Chidambaram moved the top court after the Delhi High Court earlier in the day rejected his anticipatory bail plea in the INX Media case.

On January 25, the Delhi High Court had reserved its order on Chidambaram's bail plea in the case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI.

On March 11, the High Court allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file additional documents on record to support its case against Chidambaram.

The investigating agencies had opposed Chidambaram's bail plea, saying that custodial interrogation of the former Finance Minister was necessary as he was evasive and had given false information during questioning.

The INX media case pertains to the alleged irregularities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance to the media group for receiving overseas funds to the tune of Rs 307 crore.

 
  

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  • Death Bhakth, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 20 2019

    BJP knows very well that this case is not water tight and the defendant can easily avail bail. BJP is only using its power and taking Chidambaram for a wild ride for exposing BJP's sins and for media publicity. This is not the first time BJP has lashed whip on Chidambaram. Everytime Chidambaram speaks the truth about BJP and its corrupt policies he has been taken for task. It's the constitutional right of opposition candidate in a democracy to present the facts about the ruling party's flaws and its the constitutional right of ruling party to explain and come clean about allegations, otherwise where is the accountability in running the govt in a democracy. But BJP wants to hide behind its mountain of sins for its selfish vested interest and wants to secure clean chits at all cost illegally.

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