KARTI P CHIDAMBRAM vs CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 11.09.2025 Pronounced on: 15.10.2025 + BAIL APPLN. 573/2018 KARTI P CHIDAMBRAM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arshdeep Singh Khurana, Mr. Akshat Gupta, Mr. Harsh Srivastava, Mr. Sidak Singh Anand, Ms. Madhushruthi Neelkantan, Advocates. versus CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anupam S. Sharrma, SPP with Mr. Harpreet Kabi, Mr. Vashist Rao, Mr. Ripudaman Sharma, Mr. Vishesh Jain, Mr. Syamantak Mudgil, Mr. Anant Prakash Mishra, Ms. Riya Sachdeva, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. CRL.M.A. 37402/2024 MODIFICATION OF ORDER BAIL CONDITIONS 1. The present application has been moved seeking the modification of bail conditions, wherein the applicant needs to seek BAIL APPLN. 573/2018 Page 1 of 10 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:15.10.2025 19:38:49 prior permission from the trial court for travelling abroad imposed vide order dated 23.03.2018. Brief facts: 2. The present case arises from FIR RC 220 2017 E 0011 dated 15.05.2017 registered by the CBI against M/s INX Media Pvt. Ltd., its directors Indrani and Peter Mukerjea, Karti P. Chidambaram, M/s Chess Management Services Pvt. Ltd., M/s Advantage Strategic Consulting Pvt. Ltd., certain officials of the Ministry of Finance, and others for offences under Sections 120-B/420 IPC and Sections 8 and 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, alleging receipt of excess FDI beyond FIPB approval and unauthorized downstream investment. Investigation revealed a criminal conspiracy involving P. Chidambaram, then Finance Minister, his son Karti P. Chidambaram, and others to regularize such irregular inve