INX case: P Chidambaram moves Delhi HC seeking interim bail

Former Union minister P Chidambaram moved Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking interim bail in INX Media money-laundering case on health grounds.

application was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar by senior vocate Kapil Sibal, who sought urgent listing of matter.

bench listed matter before appropriate court on Thursday.

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plea for interim relief has been moved by Chidambaram in his main bail application in INX Media money-laundering case.

Chidambaram will be produced before a trial court on Wednesday on expiry of his Enforcement Directorate custody in case.

He was arrested by CBI on August 21 in INX Media corruption case.

case was registered on May 15, 2017, alleging irregularities in a Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to INX Media group for receiving overseas funds of Rs 305 crore in 2007 during Chidambaram's tenure as Union finance minister.

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