The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the CBI on the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar in the 2G spectrum case. Issue notice to the CBI for May 30 Justice Ajit Bharihoke, who on Monday dismissed the bail pleas of five corporate honchos in the case, said.The court also asked the probe agency to file a status report detailing the stage of investigation and the judicial proceedings in the case on the next date of hearing. Rejecting their bail applications, the special court had said that the offence attributed to them was grave and the possibility of influencing the witnesses cannot be ruled out.Ms. Kanimozhi, who sought bail in the Special Court on ground of being a woman, had approached the high court seeking relief citing the need to look after her school-going child who is devoid of the care of his father working abroad.
She also referred to the special judge’s observation in the order that she had shown extremely dignified conduct in the court by appearing regularly and said she should be granted bail.She is a respectable person having roots in the society. Being a Member of Parliament and a law-abiding citizen, she will neither flee from justice nor will tamper with evidence nor interfere with the course of trial.
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