A Delhi court today rejected the bail plea of DMK MP Kanimozhi and seven others, in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Special Judge O P Saini dismissed the bail pleas, including that of former Telecom Secretary Siddharth Behura.The others whose bail petitions were dismissed were former Telecom Minister A Raja's erstwhile Private Secretary R K Chandolia, Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, Kusegaon Fruits & Vegetables directors Asif Balwa and Rajiv Agarwal and Bollywood filmmaker Karim Morani.
The court said, the facts of the case as well as the charges levelled against the accused are of very serious nature having grave implications for the economy of the country.
While dismissing the bail application of Kanimozhi, daughter of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, the court said, by no stretch of imagination she can be said to be suffering from any discrimination on ground of being a woman.
Brushing aside Kanimozhi's plea for bail under Section 437 of the Criminal Procedure Code on grounds of being a woman, the court said, accused Kanimozhi Karunanithi belongs to upper echelons of society and is also a Member of Parliament.Court rejected CBI's stand saying, there is no distinction between the accused charged on the basis of main charge sheet and supplementary charge sheet. There is only one charge sheet in the eyes of law.
The court also dismissed the pleas of various accused for bail on the ground that they had been languishing in jail for over five to nine months, while the trial was unlikely to conclude in near future.Media agencies
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