New Delhi (NVI): Supreme Court today granted bail to former Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who has spent 105 days in prison, in the INX media money laundering case, lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
A three-judge bench headed by Justice Banumathi granted him bail on a personal bond of Rs two lakh alongwith two sureties of the same amount. The Apex Court also asked him to surrender his passport.
While granting bail, the top court said that Chidambaram cannot leave the country and travel without the prior permission of the court, he cannot make any public statements on the case, give interviews or contact witnesses and has to present himself for questioning whenever required.
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