New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear the bail plea of P Chidambaram in the money laundering case related to INX Media rigging. A bench of 3 judges headed by Justice R Bhanumathi will hear Chidambaram's bail plea. On Monday, lawyer Kapil Sibal, appearing for Chidambaram, demanded an early hearing on the bail plea.

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Sibal had told the court that Chidambaram was imprisoned in the jail for the last 90 days. His bail plea was rejected by the Delhi High Court, against which he has reached the top court. It is noteworthy that while giving a big blow to P Chidambaram in the INX Media case, the Delhi High Court rejected the bail petition in the ED case related to it. High Court Judge Suresh Kath had said in his order that if Chidambaram is granted bail at this stage, it will be difficult for the investigating agency to prove the shell company and money trail, including 70 benami bank accounts.

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Earlier, the apex court granted Chidambaram bail on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh in the CBI case. During the hearing of the case in the apex court, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of the CBI, had said that Chidambaram should not get bail in the case till the trial of the case begins and the statements of important witnesses are not recorded. Used to do.

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