Karti Chidambaram case: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file its reply on bail plea of Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on March 14 in connection with the INX media money laundering case. The CBI has moved a plea for custody of Karti's chartered accountant S Bhaskararaman for confrontation between the two and has also filed another application seeking permissions to produce Indrani and Peter Mukerjea for confrontation and identification of some locations in Delhi. Meanwhile, Karti 's counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi told media, "We had two matters today. One was the ED matter, court has given protection till 20th March. Our bail application is now listed for March 15." Earlier in the day, the Delhi High Court granted interim relief to Karti in connection with the case.
The court also directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to arrest Karti till March 20, the next date of hearing.
Here are the top 10 developments around Karti Chidambaram's arrest:
1. Karti alleges 'inhuman treatment' in CBI custody
Karti Chidambaram on Friday told a Delhi court that the CBI was meting out inhuman treatment" to him in its custody which caused his blood pressure to shoot up.
The accusations were made by Karti when he was produced before special judge Sunil Rana who directed the CBI sleuths to "do the needful, as per rules".
2. HC stops Karti's counsel from making remarks on Indrani's statement
The Delhi High Court stopped Karti Chidambaram's counsel from making any remarks on Indrani Mukerjea, former director of INX Media who is in jail in connection with the killing of her daughter Sheena Bora.
A bench of justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta told Karti's counsel "Don't go into all this" when he asked how could investigating agencies, the CBI and the ED, even rely on the statement of Mukherjea who herself is in jail in connection with her daughter's killing.
3. Joint interrogation of all accused
CBI on Friday moved a plea seeking custody of former Union Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram's Chartered Accountant AS Bhaskararaman for a joint interrogation of the two accused in connection with INX Media money laundering case.
According to ANI, the CBI filed another application seeking the court's permission to produce Indrani and Peter Mukerjea for confronting them will all accused in the case.
4. CBI to file reply on Karti's bail plea on Mar 14
CBI to file its reply on bail plea of Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on March 14 in connection with the INX media money laundering case.
The CBI has moved a plea for custody of Karti's chartered accountant S Bhaskararaman for confrontation between the two and has also filed another application seeking permissions to produce Indrani and Peter Mukerjea for confrontation and identification of some locations in Delhi.
Meanwhile, Karti 's counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi told media, "We had two matters today. One was the ED matter, court has given protection till 20th March. Our bail application is now listed for March 15."
5. CBI produces Karti Chidambaram in Delhi High Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday produced Karti Chidambaram before the Delhi High Court. The investigating agency sought Chidambaram junior's custody for another six days in the INX Media case as the earlier three-day custody of Karti Chidambaram was ending on Friday.
6. Delhi HC taketh Karti away, giveth his CA:
Even as it gave an interim relief to Karti Chidambaram, the Delhi High Court extended until March 22 the judicial custody of his chartered accountant, S Bhaskararaman, who had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the INX Media case.
Karti's CA had sought bail, saying he was not required for custodial inquiry. so there was no reason why he should be kept in custody.
Bhaskararaman had been imprisoned on February 26 after being quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which had nabbed him on February 16 from a five-star hotel New Delhi.
The ED's special public prosecutor Nitesh Rana had earlier told the court that Karti's accountant had been assisting him to manage his "ill-gotten wealth" in India and abroad.
7. SC allows Karti Chidambaram to withdraw plea
The Supreme Court on Thursday gave Karti Chidambaram the go-ahead to proceed to the Delhi High Court with his plea seeking an immunity against arrest.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also allowed Karti to withdraw his plea related to the INX Media money laundering case pending with the Supreme Court.
Karti Chidambaram approached the SC requesting it to declare that the Enforcement Directorate had no jurisdiction to conduct any probe on matters not related to the allegations in the FIR filed by CBI on May 15, 2017.
8. Green signal to Karti Chidambaram will set a bad precedent, ED tells SC
The ED said allowing Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, to approach the high court in the money laundering case arising out of the INX Media graft case, would set a "bad precedent" for others.
9. Ready for Narco test on Karti: Gujarat govt
The Vijay Rupani-led Gujarat government said that narco analysis Karti Chidambaram could be conducted at the Forensic Sciences Laboratory (FSL) in his state, provided the Modi government wished so.
Earlier, the CBI had approached a court in Delhi seeking a narco-analysis test on Karti to ascertain certain facts in the INX Media case.
10. P Chidambaram may be quizzed
Former finance minister P Chidambaram could also be called by CBI for questioning, several reports had said earlier, quoting officials of the investigating agency.
Karti not disclosing his mobile phone password, complains CBI
Earlier, the CBI had sought an extension of Karti's judicial custody in light of "new revelations". A further custodial interrogation was necessary to confront him with "new facts", it had said. Though there was a "substantial progress" in the INX Media case, the junior Chidambaram "had not been cooperating" and not disclosing passwords to his phones, the CBI had complained.
The court also directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to arrest Karti till March 20, the next date of hearing.
Here are the top 10 developments around Karti Chidambaram's arrest:
1. Karti alleges 'inhuman treatment' in CBI custody
Karti Chidambaram on Friday told a Delhi court that the CBI was meting out inhuman treatment" to him in its custody which caused his blood pressure to shoot up.
The accusations were made by Karti when he was produced before special judge Sunil Rana who directed the CBI sleuths to "do the needful, as per rules".
2. HC stops Karti's counsel from making remarks on Indrani's statement
The Delhi High Court stopped Karti Chidambaram's counsel from making any remarks on Indrani Mukerjea, former director of INX Media who is in jail in connection with the killing of her daughter Sheena Bora.
A bench of justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta told Karti's counsel "Don't go into all this" when he asked how could investigating agencies, the CBI and the ED, even rely on the statement of Mukherjea who herself is in jail in connection with her daughter's killing.
3. Joint interrogation of all accused
CBI on Friday moved a plea seeking custody of former Union Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram's Chartered Accountant AS Bhaskararaman for a joint interrogation of the two accused in connection with INX Media money laundering case.
According to ANI, the CBI filed another application seeking the court's permission to produce Indrani and Peter Mukerjea for confronting them will all accused in the case.
4. CBI to file reply on Karti's bail plea on Mar 14
CBI to file its reply on bail plea of Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on March 14 in connection with the INX media money laundering case.
The CBI has moved a plea for custody of Karti's chartered accountant S Bhaskararaman for confrontation between the two and has also filed another application seeking permissions to produce Indrani and Peter Mukerjea for confrontation and identification of some locations in Delhi.
Meanwhile, Karti 's counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi told media, "We had two matters today. One was the ED matter, court has given protection till 20th March. Our bail application is now listed for March 15."
5. CBI produces Karti Chidambaram in Delhi High Court
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday produced Karti Chidambaram before the Delhi High Court. The investigating agency sought Chidambaram junior's custody for another six days in the INX Media case as the earlier three-day custody of Karti Chidambaram was ending on Friday.
6. Delhi HC taketh Karti away, giveth his CA:
Even as it gave an interim relief to Karti Chidambaram, the Delhi High Court extended until March 22 the judicial custody of his chartered accountant, S Bhaskararaman, who had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the INX Media case.
Karti's CA had sought bail, saying he was not required for custodial inquiry. so there was no reason why he should be kept in custody.
Bhaskararaman had been imprisoned on February 26 after being quizzed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which had nabbed him on February 16 from a five-star hotel New Delhi.
The ED's special public prosecutor Nitesh Rana had earlier told the court that Karti's accountant had been assisting him to manage his "ill-gotten wealth" in India and abroad.
7. SC allows Karti Chidambaram to withdraw plea
The Supreme Court on Thursday gave Karti Chidambaram the go-ahead to proceed to the Delhi High Court with his plea seeking an immunity against arrest.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also allowed Karti to withdraw his plea related to the INX Media money laundering case pending with the Supreme Court.
Karti Chidambaram approached the SC requesting it to declare that the Enforcement Directorate had no jurisdiction to conduct any probe on matters not related to the allegations in the FIR filed by CBI on May 15, 2017.
8. Green signal to Karti Chidambaram will set a bad precedent, ED tells SC
The ED said allowing Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, to approach the high court in the money laundering case arising out of the INX Media graft case, would set a "bad precedent" for others.
9. Ready for Narco test on Karti: Gujarat govt
The Vijay Rupani-led Gujarat government said that narco analysis Karti Chidambaram could be conducted at the Forensic Sciences Laboratory (FSL) in his state, provided the Modi government wished so.
Earlier, the CBI had approached a court in Delhi seeking a narco-analysis test on Karti to ascertain certain facts in the INX Media case.
10. P Chidambaram may be quizzed
Former finance minister P Chidambaram could also be called by CBI for questioning, several reports had said earlier, quoting officials of the investigating agency.
Karti not disclosing his mobile phone password, complains CBI
Earlier, the CBI had sought an extension of Karti's judicial custody in light of "new revelations". A further custodial interrogation was necessary to confront him with "new facts", it had said. Though there was a "substantial progress" in the INX Media case, the junior Chidambaram "had not been cooperating" and not disclosing passwords to his phones, the CBI had complained.
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