ED opposes Chidambaram’s bail plea in High Court

The
Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday opposed in the Delhi High Court the
bail plea of former union minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money
laundering case, saying the gravity of offences allegedly committed by him does
not entitle him for the relief.

The ED, in
its affidavit filed in response to 74-year-old Chidambaram’s bail petition,
said the disagreemnent of the senior Congress leader that no offence is made
out against him is undefendable in law and his plea is liable to be rejected.

The matter
is listed for hearing on Monday before Justice Suresh Kait, who had asked the
probe agency to respond to Chidambaram’s bail plea.

Chidambaram,
who was granted bail by the Supreme Court on October 22 in the INX media
corruption case, is lodged in Tihar Jail under judicial custody in the ED’s
money laundering case.