The Special CBI Court at Rouse Avenue Court Complex today extended the judicial custody of P Chidambaram till October 3..“There is no change in the circumstances as such. This is not a case in which no case has been made out against the accused. The investigation is still in progress. The accused has applied for bail before the Hon’ble High Court. Therefore, as per the understanding of this court, the judicial remand of the accused has to be extended. .Accordingly, the judicial custody of the accused is extended till 03.10.2019.”, the order reads..Today, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought an extension of Chidambaram’s judicial custody..Appearing for the former Union Minister, Senior Counsel Kapil Sibal objected to the same, stating that there are no reasons for extending the judicial custody..Sibal also moved an application for a medical examination of P Chidambaram. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta responded by saying that the health of any inmate is a concern and that the jail authorities would do whatever is permissible by law..The Court allowed the request for medical examination at the Jail Hospital and if required, at an institute like AIIMS, RML or Safdarjung..At the end of the hearing, the Court also agreed to allow Chidambaram’s family to meet him..The Court had remanded Chidambaram to 14-day judicial custody on September 5. .Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI in connection with the INX Media case on August 21, a day after the Delhi High Court denied his anticipatory bail plea. Both the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had sought his arrest in the case..He was thereafter sent to custody on August 22 in the case filed by the CBI. On August 26, the Supreme Court rejected the SLP challenging the order of the Delhi High Court denying him protection from arrest by the CBI, upon noting that the plea had become infructuous. However, the Bench granted him interim protection from arrest by the ED..The same day, the Special CBI Court at Rouse Avenue Court Complex extended the CBI’s custody of P Chidambaram till August 30..The custody was finally extended till September 5, after which he was sent to judicial custody..Meanwhile, P Chidambaram’s bail plea is scheduled to be taken up by the Delhi High Court on September 23..Read the Order:
The Special CBI Court at Rouse Avenue Court Complex today extended the judicial custody of P Chidambaram till October 3..“There is no change in the circumstances as such. This is not a case in which no case has been made out against the accused. The investigation is still in progress. The accused has applied for bail before the Hon’ble High Court. Therefore, as per the understanding of this court, the judicial remand of the accused has to be extended. .Accordingly, the judicial custody of the accused is extended till 03.10.2019.”, the order reads..Today, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sought an extension of Chidambaram’s judicial custody..Appearing for the former Union Minister, Senior Counsel Kapil Sibal objected to the same, stating that there are no reasons for extending the judicial custody..Sibal also moved an application for a medical examination of P Chidambaram. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta responded by saying that the health of any inmate is a concern and that the jail authorities would do whatever is permissible by law..The Court allowed the request for medical examination at the Jail Hospital and if required, at an institute like AIIMS, RML or Safdarjung..At the end of the hearing, the Court also agreed to allow Chidambaram’s family to meet him..The Court had remanded Chidambaram to 14-day judicial custody on September 5. .Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI in connection with the INX Media case on August 21, a day after the Delhi High Court denied his anticipatory bail plea. Both the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had sought his arrest in the case..He was thereafter sent to custody on August 22 in the case filed by the CBI. On August 26, the Supreme Court rejected the SLP challenging the order of the Delhi High Court denying him protection from arrest by the CBI, upon noting that the plea had become infructuous. However, the Bench granted him interim protection from arrest by the ED..The same day, the Special CBI Court at Rouse Avenue Court Complex extended the CBI’s custody of P Chidambaram till August 30..The custody was finally extended till September 5, after which he was sent to judicial custody..Meanwhile, P Chidambaram’s bail plea is scheduled to be taken up by the Delhi High Court on September 23..Read the Order:
