Kanimozhi and Kumar have been accused by the CBI as being involved in the illegal transaction of 200 crore rupee to Kalaignar TV which was alleged to be a bribe given by a telecom operator which had benefited in the scam.
A special bench of justices G S Singhvi and B S Chauhan asked the two accused to wait till framing of charges before approaching the special CBI court for regular bail.
The apex court said the CBI court can thereafter decide their bail pleas uninfluenced by the earlier bail proceedings. During the arguments, the CBI opposed Kanimozhi’s plea, saying the original documents regarding the illegal financial transaction of Rs 200 crore to DMK family-run Kalaignar TV is yet to be recovered and the accused might tamper with evidence if released on bail.