Aircel-Maxis case: Karti Chidambaram gets an anticipatory bail till 16 April
Aircel-Maxis case: Karti Chidambaram gets an anticipatory bail till 16 April
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Today Delhi special court has granted anticipatory bail to Karti Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis case. The date of next hearing was set for April 16. Before this, the court gave three weeks to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file replies on Karti's anticipatory bail application.

Special judge OP Saini reserved the order for later in the day after hearing a battery of senior advocates who appeared for Karti, son of former Union minister P Chidambaram. During the hour-long hearing, senior lawyer Kapil Sibal sought anticipatory bail for Karti in the Aircel-Maxis cases lodged by the CBI and ED.

Arguing in the CBI case on Saturday, Sibal said there was neither any allegation against Karti in the Aircel-Maxis case nor was there anything to show that he knew the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) officials. In the ED case, senior advocate Gopal Subramaniam, also appearing for Karti, argued that his client cooperated in the other matters and that he would not flee from the county or tamper with evidence.

However, both investigating agencies sought three weeks' time to file a detailed reply on the anticipatory bail plea and said Karti should not be granted any interim protection till then.

Former finance minister and Karti's father P Chidambaram and his wife Nalini were also present in the court wearing black gowns.

On Friday, Karti was granted bail by the Delhi High Court in the INX media case. Hours after being granted bail in the INX media case, Karti filed a plea seeking protection of arrest in the Aircel-Maxis matter, in which the CBI and the ED lodged cases in 2011 and 2012 respectively.
The matter pertains to grant of FIPB clearance to firm M/S Global Communication Holding Services Ltd for investment in Aircel.

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