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SC refuses anticipatory bail to P Chidambaram in ED’s case  

Supreme Court refuses anticipatory bail to Former finance minster P Chidambaram in ED’s case

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram (PTI)
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram (PTI) 

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused pre-arrest bail to P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate.

The top court dismissed Chidambaram's plea challenging the Delhi High Court verdict denying him anticipatory bail in the case.

Published: 05 Sep 2019, 10:37 AM IST

A bench of Justices R Banumathi and A S Bopanna said this is not a fit case to grant anticipatory bail.

Published: 05 Sep 2019, 10:37 AM IST

Grant of anticipatory bail to Chidambaram at this stage will hamper investigation, it said.

The investigating agency has to be given sufficient freedom to conduct probe into the case, the apex court said.

Published: 05 Sep 2019, 10:37 AM IST

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Published: 05 Sep 2019, 10:37 AM IST