Sibal said that the agencies did not investigate the case for years despite having emails about it. He argued that Karti Chidambaram should be granted bail, given that the value of the alleged transaction was Rs 50 lakh.
Meanwhile, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, who appeared for the ED, said that the bail application was premature as there was no material.
“We will investigate the case. Still, they have apprehension of arrest, why do they have so,” he asked.
The CBI had also alleged that in 2011, he “misused his influence” in the Home Ministry and “conspired” to devise a “back-door way to defeat the purpose of the ceiling” on work permits that the ministry had imposed.
