Supreme Court has denied bail to DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar in the 2G spectrum scam case. A special bench of justices G S Singhvi and B S Chauhan asked them to wait till framing of charges before approaching the special CBI court for regular bail.The apex court said the CBI court can thereafter decide their bail pleas uninfluenced by the earlier bail proceedings. The apex court's decision to reject the bail would mean that Kanimozhi and Kumar will continue to remain in jail till the time the charges are framed. The court dismissed the bail application after hearing the CBI and counsel for the accused for over one-and-a-half hour. During the arguments, the CBI opposed Kanimozhi's plea, saying the original documents regarding the illegal financial transaction of 200 crore rupees to DMK family-run Kalaignar TV are yet to be recovered and the accused might tamper with evidence if released on bail.
News On AIR | June 20, 2011 5:35 PM
2G scam: SC denies bail to Kanimozhi, Sharad Kumar