The Special CBI Court at Rouse Avenue Court Complex today sent P Chidambaram to judicial custody till November 13 in the INX Media money laundering case..The Court allowed P Chidambaram’s request to have a separate cell, subject to availability, medicines and a western toilet. Considering the medical condition of P Chidambaram, the Court also allowed his request to have home-cooked food..Chidambaram was produced before the Court of Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar on the expiry of his custody with the Enforcement Directorate..Appearing for the agency, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, sought one day custody of P Chidambaram..The request for remand was not opposed by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal. .He nonetheless reiterated that till date, Chidambaram has not been confronted with any witness..The INX Media case pertains to the alleged irregularities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance to INX Media at the time when P Chidambaram was the Finance Minister. It is the case of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that P Chidambaram and his son Karti had received illegal gratification from INX Media owners Peter and Indrani Mukherjea for the clearance..The CBI had arrested P Chidambaram on August 21 after his anticipatory bail plea in the case was rejected by the High Court..Chidambaram, who spent a fortnight in police custody after his arrest, was thereafter remanded to judicial custody. His plea for regular bail was rejected by the Special CBI Judge sitting at the Rouse Avenue Court Complex in Delhi. Later, bail was denied by the Delhi High Court as well..Chidambaram was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on October 16 and subsequently sent to EC custody..He was granted regular bail in the CBI case by the Supreme Court earlier this month..Chidambaram’s bail as well as interim bail in the INX Media money laundering case is pending before the Delhi High Court.
The Special CBI Court at Rouse Avenue Court Complex today sent P Chidambaram to judicial custody till November 13 in the INX Media money laundering case..The Court allowed P Chidambaram’s request to have a separate cell, subject to availability, medicines and a western toilet. Considering the medical condition of P Chidambaram, the Court also allowed his request to have home-cooked food..Chidambaram was produced before the Court of Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar on the expiry of his custody with the Enforcement Directorate..Appearing for the agency, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, sought one day custody of P Chidambaram..The request for remand was not opposed by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal. .He nonetheless reiterated that till date, Chidambaram has not been confronted with any witness..The INX Media case pertains to the alleged irregularities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance to INX Media at the time when P Chidambaram was the Finance Minister. It is the case of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that P Chidambaram and his son Karti had received illegal gratification from INX Media owners Peter and Indrani Mukherjea for the clearance..The CBI had arrested P Chidambaram on August 21 after his anticipatory bail plea in the case was rejected by the High Court..Chidambaram, who spent a fortnight in police custody after his arrest, was thereafter remanded to judicial custody. His plea for regular bail was rejected by the Special CBI Judge sitting at the Rouse Avenue Court Complex in Delhi. Later, bail was denied by the Delhi High Court as well..Chidambaram was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on October 16 and subsequently sent to EC custody..He was granted regular bail in the CBI case by the Supreme Court earlier this month..Chidambaram’s bail as well as interim bail in the INX Media money laundering case is pending before the Delhi High Court.
