Supreme Court allows Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad in May, asks him to deposit Rs 10 Crore security

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Karti Chidambaram, who is facing criminal cases being probed by the ED and CBI, to travel to the US, Germany and Spain this month. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna said this nod to travel abroad was subject to compliance of conditions imposed earlier. Supreme Court has given the permission to Karti Chidambaram on payment of Rs.10 crore security.

“You shouldn’t have any problem paying the money” the CJI told Karti.

The apex court had in January granted Karti, son of Congress leader P Chidambaram, permission to travel abroad after depositing Rs 10 crore with the secretary general of the Supreme Court. The top court had also asked him to file an undertaking that he would return and cooperate with the investigation.

Karti is facing criminal cases which are being probed by the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI.

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Earlier on January 30, 2019, the Supreme Court had allowed Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, to travel abroad after depositing Rs 10 crore as security but said it would "come down heavily" on him if he did not cooperate in the probe into INX Media and Aircel Maxis cases.

"Don't play around with the law," the apex court warned Karti.

Directing him to give an undertaking that he would abide by the conditions, the court asked Karti to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 5, 6, 7 and 12 for the questioning.

"You (Karti) can go wherever you want to, you can do whatever you want, but don't play around with the law. If there is an iota of non-cooperation, we will come down heavily," a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had said.

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