Supreme Court of India

Shri P. Chidambaram v. Central Bureau of Investigation

Neutral citation
Reported as [2019] 13 S.C.R. 985
Bench R. Banumathi, A. S. Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 22 October 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the appellant is entitled to be granted bail.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Bail: Grant or refusal of – Case registered by CBI agains t appellant–member of parliament and Senior member, u/s . 120B rw s. 420 IPC, ss. 8, 13(2) rw s. 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – Arrest of the appellant and since then appellant in custody – Bail application – High Court declined regul ar bail to appellant – On appeal, held: Appellant is not a “flight ri sk” and in view of the conditions imposed, there is no possibi lity of his abscondence from the trial – Statement of the prosecu tion that the appellant has influenced the witnesses and there is likelihood of his

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