Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram Sent Judicial Custody In Tihar Jail
Mumbai: Former finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram have been sent to judicial custody in Tihar jail till September 19. This comes after the Delhi high court order that had refused anticipatory bail to him in the INX Media case.
Chidambaram was produced in the Rouse Avenue Court after the apex court rejected his appeal against the Delhi High Court order rejecting his plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Effective investigation.
A bench of Justice R Banumathi and Justice AS Bopanna refused to extend protection from arrest by ED to Chidambaram and stated grant of anticipatory bail at the stage of investigation may frustrate the investigating agency in interrogating the accused and in collecting useful information and also the “materials” which might have been “concealed”.
“Success in such interrogation would elude if the accused knows that he is protected by the order of the court. Grant of anticipatory bail, particularly in economic offenses, would definitely hamper the effective investigation. Having regard to the materials said to have been collected by the respondent-Enforcement Directorate and considering the stage of the investigation, we are of the view that it is not a fit case to grant anticipatory bail,” they said.
The apex court held that refusal to grant anticipatory bail would not amount to the denial of the rights given to the appellant under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
“Generally, arrests are a part of the process of investigation aimed at securing a number of purposes. There may be circumstances in which the accused may provide information leading to the discovery of material facts and relevant information. Grant of anticipatory bail Could hamper the investigation, ”it said.
Chidambaram, arrested by the CBI on 21 August, challenged the order of the trial court to send him to CBI custody.
Chidambaram is facing investigations in cases lodged by the CBI and ED when he was the Union Finance Minister in 2007 when INX Media found alleged irregularities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board approval of Rs 305 crore.
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