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#INXMedia: Kapil Sibal begins arguments in bail plea by P Chidambaram in Supreme Court. @htTweets

#INXMedia: Sibal narrating the facts of the case.

#INXMedia: ED said in their remand application that I (P Chidambaram) was trying to influence witnesses. I was in their custody. So their allegation is I was trying to influence witnesses from ED office when I did not even have a phone, argues Kapil Sibal.

#INXMedia: The HC rejected all the three arguments of ED - likelihood of tampering with evidence, flight risk and influencing witnesses.

Yet, the HC rejected bail on the ground that offence is of serious nature, submits Sibal.

#INXMedia: There is no document connecting me to the case. All the other accused are out on bail or have not been arrested. Yet, I am the kingpin, argues Sibal.

#INXMedia: According to them, corrutpion money of Rs. 10 lakh was allegedly paid to Karti Chidambaram and since I am father of Karti Chidambaram, I am the kingpin.

#INXMedia: They have not interrogated me all this while. Chidambaram has not been confronted with any witness, says. Sibal.

#INXMedia: They have not interrogated me yet. Petitioner has not been confronted with any witness, says Sibal.

#INXMedia: All this is done to keep me in jail, says Chidambaram.

#INXMedia: It is as if I am some Ranga Billa. If I am not released on bail, it will send a wrong message to this country, Sibal argues for P Chidambaram.

#INXMedia: Unlike in offences like murder where we know that the offence has been committed, in this case we dont even know if there is an offence which has been committed or not. The offence is yet to be established, Sibal.

#INXMedia: Gravity of offence cannot be ground to deny bail. Offence itself is not established.

Far from gravity of offence, there is not even an offence, Sibal.

#INXMedia: Their argument is there is a beneficiary company, Karti is the owner of that company and I am Karti's father.

No other evidence connecting me to the crime, Sibal.

#INXMedia: If their argument of gravity of offence is accepted, then I will never get bail, submits Sibal.

#INXMedia: Sibal concludes his arguments. Sr. Adv. AM Singhvi begins. Bench rises for lunch.

#INXMediaCase: Unless there are extraordinary circumstances, bail cannot be denied on the ground of gravity of offence.

Such an extraordinary case could be when accused is a habitual offender, a terrorist or a child molester and not a case like this, Singhvi argues.

#INXMediacase: Singhvi concludes arguments on behalf of P Chidambaram in bail plea; ED will advance its arguments tomorrow.