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Kanimozhi's last hope, SC to hear bail plea Monday
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New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) A special Indian Supreme Court
bench will Monday hear the bail plea of Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar
in the 2G spectrum scam case after two of the judges recused
from hearing the matter.
Kanimozhi is likely to face some tough time in
convincing the court to grant her bail as the case will be
heard by a bench headed by Justice G S Singvi, who has been
monitoring the case since the beginning and had asked
searching questions to the government on the role of several
influential people in the multi-crore scam.
It would be the last hope for DMK chief M
Karunanidhi's 43-year-old daughter Kanimozhi, who has been in
jail for almost a month, after her plea was rejected first by
the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court and
then by the Delhi High Court.
Kanimozhi and Kumar have been accused by the CBI to be
involved in the illegal transaction of Rs 200 crore to
Kalaignar TV which was alleged to be a bribe given by a
telecom operator which had benefited in the scam.
The CBI in its affidavit filed in the apex court
opposed their bail pleas on the ground that if released, they
could tamper with evidence and influence witnesses.
Earlier two judges -- P Sathasivam and A K Patnaik --
before whom the matter was listed had recused themselves from
the high-profile case.
Instead, Justice Singhvi, whose bench has been
monitoring the case, will tomorrow hold a special hearing
along with Justice B S Chauhan to decide the bail.
According to informed sources, justices P Sathasivam
and A K Patnaik conveyed their decision to recuse to Chief
Justice S H Kapadia, following which he constituted another
bench.
Opposing the bail plea, the probe agency contended in
its affidavit that Kanimozhi and Kumar were key conspirators
and Rs 200 crore transferred to Kalaignar TV was part of the
"bribe" amount and not a loan as claimed by the accused.
The central agency submitted the special CBI court and
later the Delhi High Court carefully evaluated material
evidence and other factors to refuse bail to them.
The apex court had on June 13 agreed to hear their
bail plea and asked CBI to explain where the Rs 200 crore,
allegedly diverted to DMK-owned Kalaignar TV in 2G scam, has
gone and also to file a response on their bail pleas in a
week's time.
The court had also asked CBI to come out with a status
report on the loss to the state exchequer due to the award of
13 licences to one of the telecom operators and trial
proceedings in the CBI special court.
Kanimozhi and Kumar had moved the apex court seeking
bail on June 10 challenging the Delhi High Court verdict that
rejected their bail on the ground that they have strong
political connections and the possibility of them influencing
witnesses cannot be ruled out. PTI KRH
SSB
New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) A special Indian Supreme Court
bench will Monday hear the bail plea of Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar
in the 2G spectrum scam case after two of the judges recused
from hearing the matter.
Kanimozhi is likely to face some tough time in
convincing the court to grant her bail as the case will be
heard by a bench headed by Justice G S Singvi, who has been
monitoring the case since the beginning and had asked
searching questions to the government on the role of several
influential people in the multi-crore scam.
It would be the last hope for DMK chief M
Karunanidhi's 43-year-old daughter Kanimozhi, who has been in
jail for almost a month, after her plea was rejected first by
the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court and
then by the Delhi High Court.
Kanimozhi and Kumar have been accused by the CBI to be
involved in the illegal transaction of Rs 200 crore to
Kalaignar TV which was alleged to be a bribe given by a
telecom operator which had benefited in the scam.
The CBI in its affidavit filed in the apex court
opposed their bail pleas on the ground that if released, they
could tamper with evidence and influence witnesses.
Earlier two judges -- P Sathasivam and A K Patnaik --
before whom the matter was listed had recused themselves from
the high-profile case.
Instead, Justice Singhvi, whose bench has been
monitoring the case, will tomorrow hold a special hearing
along with Justice B S Chauhan to decide the bail.
According to informed sources, justices P Sathasivam
and A K Patnaik conveyed their decision to recuse to Chief
Justice S H Kapadia, following which he constituted another
bench.
Opposing the bail plea, the probe agency contended in
its affidavit that Kanimozhi and Kumar were key conspirators
and Rs 200 crore transferred to Kalaignar TV was part of the
"bribe" amount and not a loan as claimed by the accused.
The central agency submitted the special CBI court and
later the Delhi High Court carefully evaluated material
evidence and other factors to refuse bail to them.
The apex court had on June 13 agreed to hear their
bail plea and asked CBI to explain where the Rs 200 crore,
allegedly diverted to DMK-owned Kalaignar TV in 2G scam, has
gone and also to file a response on their bail pleas in a
week's time.
The court had also asked CBI to come out with a status
report on the loss to the state exchequer due to the award of
13 licences to one of the telecom operators and trial
proceedings in the CBI special court.
Kanimozhi and Kumar had moved the apex court seeking
bail on June 10 challenging the Delhi High Court verdict that
rejected their bail on the ground that they have strong
political connections and the possibility of them influencing
witnesses cannot be ruled out. PTI KRH
SSB
