‘My health fragile’: Chidambaram moves bail plea in high court after SC order
Hindustan TimesFormer Union Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday approached the Delhi High Court to seek bail in the INX Media case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. P Chidambaram Chidambaram’s request for bail comes just a day after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a related case probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, rejecting the Centre’s argument that he could influence witnesses if set free. The top court had also turned down Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s plea that Chidambaram had the means to flee the country like other alleged economic offenders such as Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi. Pointing to the Supreme Court’s order granting him bail on Tuesday, Chidambaram said it had been held by the top court that “a mere averment that the petitioner allegedly approached witnesses without any material basis cannot be a reason to deny regular bail”.