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Anticipatory bail rejected: SC turns down Chidambaram's plea for early listing
New Delhi, Aug 20: The Supreme Court refused to grant an early hearing to former finance minister and senior Congress leader, P Chidambaram, who had challenged the rejection of his anticipatory bail.
The Delhi High Court had rejected the anticipatory bail plea filed by him in connection with the INX Media case. Chidambaram's legal team spearheaded by Kapil Sibal had sought for an early hearing, but the same was turned down by the Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi. The CJI said that the matter be mentioned tomorrow before the senior most judge.
Chidambaram
faces
imminent
arrest
after
his
anticipatory
bail
plea
was
rejected.
He
moved
the
Supreme
Court
seeking
a
stay
on
the
operation
of
the
order
for
three
days.
Denying
protection
from
arrest
to
Chidambaram,
Justice
Sunil
Gaur
of
the
Delhi
HC
had
said
that
his
status
as
Member
of
Parliament
and
member
of
legal
profession
doesn't
affect
the
case.
The Delhi HC's order said that prima facie, the "petitioner appears to be the kingpin of the entire scam" and has not cooperated with the investigation.
The Delhi HC also added, "magnitude and enormity of material produced disentitle him from any pre-arrest bail."
