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| Court hears bail pleas of Kanimozhi |
| Court hears bail pleas of Kanimozhi, six others
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| INDIA
, 24-October-2011
1:34:24 AM |
| The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court at Patiala House is hearing the bail pleas of Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi and six others in the 2G scam today.
Ms Kanimozhi's lawyers concluded their arguments on her bail plea this morning, saying that since CBI investigations were over, she is not required in custody any more. Her lawyer Altaf Ahmad also said in court, "In your last order, you commented on her dignified conduct. She has justified your comment in the course of the case."
The DMK MP has been in jail since May 20. Her mother, Rajathiammal, husband G Aravindan and son are present in court. The prominent Tamil Nadu politician's father and DMK chief M Karunanidhi is in Delhi too.
A key ally of the ruling UPA, the 87-year-old Mr Karunanidhi has been in the capital since Friday. He met with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime minister Manmohan Singh. Ms Rajathiammal was also present at these meetings.
The CBI will reply in court on Ms Kanimozhi's bail petition at 2 pm. CBI sources had said that the agency, which has opposed petitions by Ms Kanimozhi for bail in the past few months, may not fight her latest request. The agency, however, maintains that Kanimozhi is the active brain behind Kalaignar TV and that Rs. 200 crore was paid by Swan Telecom to Kalaignar TV, in which she owns a 20 per cent stake, through several subsidiaries as illegal gratification in return for 2G licenses and spectrum.
Ms Kanimozhi was denied bail by the trial court, the High Court and the Supreme Court through the five months that she has been in prison. But the Supreme Court had given her the liberty to approach the trial court for bail after charges had been framed in the case.
That happened on Saturday, when Judge OP Saini's court accepted all the charges levelled by the CBI against the 14 individuals and three companies listed as principal players in the 2G scam. Ms Kanimozhi, prime accused A Raja,
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