CBI court sends P Chidambaram to custody till August 26 in INX media case

He was produced before the special CBI court around 3 pm on Thursday, where a courtroom packed with advocates, mediapersons, and law interns awaited him

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Thursday sent former finance minister P Chidambaram to the agency’s custody for four days in the case related to alleged discrepancies in Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approvals for INX Media’s proposals.

Chidambaram will be in CBI custody till August 26, when he will be produced again before court, the lower court judge said. After a hearing that lasted nearly two hours, the special CBI judge ordered the former union minister be medically examined every 48 hours while in custody. Family members as well as Chidambaram’s counsel have also been allowed to meet him daily for 30 minutes, the court said in its order.

“It is impressed upon the investigating agency that it will ensure that the personal dignity of the accused is not violated in any manner,” the court said. On Wednesday evening, Chidambaram surfaced at the Congress headquarters to address the media after a day of courtroom drama and claims by probe agencies that he was evading arrest.

Justice Sikri wants controversy to ‘die’, gets support of senior lawyers

A controversy broke out on Sunday over Justice Sikri getting a government offer last year for a post-retirement assignment at the London-based Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal

Justice A K Sikri of the Supreme Court wants the controversy, over his proposed post-retirement assignment and nomination on the PM-led panel which removed Alok Verma as CBI chief, to “die” even as some senior advocates Monday termed the incident mischievous and aimed at targeting him.

“See I don’t want the controversy to be dragged. I want it to die,” Justice Sikri told PTI on the sidelines of a private function relating to the release of a book on the life of former Chief Justice of India Y K Sabharwal. He refrained from making any further comments on the episode.

A controversy broke out on Sunday over Justice Sikri getting a government offer last year for a post-retirement assignment at the London-based Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal (CSAT), three days after his vote, as a representative of CJI Ranjan Gogoi on the panel, helped decide the removal of Verma as CBI director. Apparently stung by the controversy, Justice Sikri withdrew his consent to the government offer.

On Monday, Justice Sikri, the senior-most judge after Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, maintained a safe distance from scribes but former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said he has been “unfairly targeted” by some political leaders and activist-lawyers.

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Verdict on Rakesh Asthana’s plea seeking quashing of FIR; top developments

CBI booked Asthana on the allegations of receiving a bribe from an accused probed by him in a case linked to meat exporter Moin Qureshi

Latest News: The Delhi High Court will on Friday pronounce its verdict on a petition filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Director Rakesh Asthana and DSP Devendra Kumar seeking quashing of the First Information Report (FIR) against them in a bribery case. The FIR was registered against Asthana and others after a preliminary inquiry by the then CBI officials.

The investigating agency filed an FIR against Asthana for allegedly accepting a bribe from a businessman, who was related to controversial meat exporter Moin Akhtar Qureshi case. Asthana was heading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that was probing the Qureshi case. The case against Kumar and Asthana, among others, was registered based on a complaint received by Hyderabad-based businessman Sathish Babu Sana on October 15.

All you need to know about Rakesh Asthana vs Alok Verma case

• Rakesh Asthana case: CBI booked Asthana on the allegations of receiving a bribe from an accused probed by him in a case linked to meat exporter Moin Qureshi – a charge levelled by the officer on CBI Director Alok Verma in his complaint to the Cabinet Secretary.

What we know about Rakesh Asthana

A 1984-cadre IPS officer, Rakesh Asthana was appointed as the special director of the CBI in October 2017. The appointment of the Gujarat cadre officer had not gone down well with many. His appointment was even challenged in the court by senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan. He was a part of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that looked into the 2002 Godhra train burning case. He also investigated the fodder scam between 1994 to 2001 in which former Bihar chief minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav was convicted….

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