Face of Nation : Former Union Minister P Chidambaram, arrested in the INX Media corruption case, today approached the Delhi High Court seeking bail. Mr Chidambaram also challenged a trial court’s September 5 order remanding him to 14 days judicial custody in the case till September 19.
The trial court had said that the CBI had apprehension that because of Mr Chidambaram’s status and his position, the investigation may be hampered by the accused. The court had also issued directions for keeping Mr Chidambaram in a separate cell in Tihar jail as he was a protectee under Z-security.
The trial court had also issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate or ED on Mr Chidambaram’s plea seeking to surrender in the money laundering case lodged by the agency in which the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed his plea against the August 20 order of the Delhi High Court denying him anticipatory bail. Mr Chidambaram had withdrawn from the Supreme Court his petition challenging the non-bailable warrant issued against him.
On the same day, another special court granted P Chidambaram and his son Karti anticipatory bail in the Aircel Maxis cases lodged by CBI and ED.
