Supreme Court grants bail to P Chidambaram after 105 days

New Delhi, December 4, 2019:

Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram has been granted bail by the Supreme Court after almost 3 months. Earlier, Chidambaram was arrested in relation to the INX Media money laundering case on August 21 and has spent 105 days in prison, mostly in Delhi's Tihar Jail.

The former Union Minister cannot leave the country and has to present himself for questioning whenever required, the Court said, while granting the bail.

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Announcing this via social media, Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram tweeted, “Phew, at last after 106 days.”

On November 28, the court reserved its judgment on the appeal filed by Chidambaram, who had challenged the Delhi High Court's decision denying him bail.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) in its argument had claimed that the former Finance Minister continues to have “substantial influence” on crucial witnesses in the case, even from the custody.

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However, Chidambaram has argued that the agency cannot ruin his career and reputation by making baseless allegations.

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