The Supreme Court of India (SC) is expected to hear former union finance minister P Chidambaram's pleas challenging the Delhi High Court's order which denied him anticipatory bail in the INX Media money-laundering and corruption cases, today (August 26).
A bench headed by Justice R Banumathi is also scheduled to hear a fresh plea by Chidambaram in which the former union minister has challenged the arrest warrant issued against him and the trial court's order remanding him to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)’s custody till today in the INX Media case.
On August 23, the apex court had granted protection from arrest till today to Chidambaram in the case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The court has sought replies from ED on Chidambaram's plea and directed that all the three matters should be listed today.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for ED, had said that lot of "hue and cry" and "political vendetta" is alleged by the petitioner (Chidambaram) and his party colleagues but "I am saying with a great sense of responsibility that this is a case of money laundering of a monumental magnitude".
The order was passed by Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar before whom Chidambaram was produced on expiry of four-day custodial interrogation granted on August 26.
"Investigation being the prerogative of the investigating officer and given the fact that the record is voluminous and accused needs to be confronted. Thus, more time is required. In view of the submissions made, the accused is sent to police custody remand till September 2," the judge said while pronouncing the order. (PTI)
A Delhi Court has extended the CBI custody of P Chidambaram by three days in a corruption case arising from the INX Media scam. He will be in the CBI custody till September 2.
Yesterday, the former finance minister had offered in theSupreme Court to remain in CBI's custody till September 2.
Congress leader P Chidambaram has been taken to Rouse Avenue Court for hearing in INX media case.
Supreme Court posts for September 2, the petition of Congress leader P Chidambaram challenging the August 22 order of the trial court remanding him to CBI's custody in the INX Media case (ANI).
The Supreme Court has reserved its order on Chidambaram's anticipatory bail plea and will deliver the order on September 4. Interim relief to the former Finance Minister will continue until then, News18 has reported.
Money laundering is an offence against "society and nation", the ED told the Supreme Court Thursday and said it needed custodial interrogation of former finance minister P Chidambaram to unearth the larger conspiracy in the INX Media money case under PMLA.
The Enforcement Directorate told a bench of Justices R Banumathi and A S Bopanna that it cannot show the material collected during the probe to Chidambaram at this stage as the evidence related to money trail of layers of money might be erased.
Indrani Mukerjea, who turned approver in INX Media case, on being asked about arrest of P Chidambaram: It's good news that P Chidambaram has been arrested. (ANI)
A hearing on P Chidambaram's case has been started in the Supreme Court. The Enforcement Directorate has argued that the decison of the apex court would impact cases involving Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, Zakir Naik and even cases of terror funding. (CNN News18)
SC has granted interim protection to senior Congress leader and former union minister P Chidambaram from arrest, in a case being probed by Enforcement Directorate in INX media case. Proceedings to continue tomorrow.
Solicitor General has cited judgments of CrPC Section 172 to persuade the bench to look at the case diary, as aid in the case. SG Tushar Mehta has said that showing the diary to the accused could prejudice the probe and could influence witnesses.
As a matter of practice, courts look into case diaries to satisfy their judicial conscience, the Solicitor General has told SC, according to Live Law.
Kapil Sibal, representing Chidambaram, seeks to clear the confusion that they only asked for material to be put to the accused first, and then place it before the court, Live Law has reported.
