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CHENNAI,August10,2015

HCcancelsDayanidhisbail,tellshimtosurrenderin3days
DennisS.Jesudasan

TheHindu
FormerTelecomMinisterDayanidhiMaranarrivingattheCBIHeadquartersforquestioninginNewDelhi.Filephoto:R.V.Moorthy
Whyshouldtheformertelecomministergetspecialconcession,asksAdditionalSolicitorGeneral
InasetbacktoformerUnionMinisterDayanidhiMaran,theMadrasHighCourtonMondaycancelledthesixweekadvancebailhewas
grantedonJune30inaCBIcaserelatingtochargesthathehadanillegaltelephoneexchangefunctioninginhishousewhilehewasTelecom
Ministerin200407.
Mr.Maranwas,however,grantedthreedaystimetosurrenderbeforetheCentralinvestigationagency.
Afterhearingargumentsfromboththesides,JusticeS.Vaidyanathansaid,Ifindthatthepetitioner[DayanidhiMaran]hasbeeninvolvedin
seriousoffences,whereinallegationsofcorruption,cheatingandcausingwrongfullosstotheexchequerofthegovernmenttothetuneof
croresofrupees,havebeenattributed.
Thejudgesaid:IfindprimafacietheexactroleofthepetitionerbeingtheUnionMinisterforCommunicationsandInformationTechnology,
inmisusinghisofficeforhiswrongfulgainbyobtainingtelephoneconnectionsillegallyinthenameofBSNLofficials

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Marangetsthreedaystosurrender
SoonaftertheMadrasHighCourtjudgepronouncedtheordersonMonday,cancellingthesixweekadvancebailgrantedtoformerUnion
MinisterDayanidhiMaranonJune30,hiscounselprayedforthreedaystimetosurrender.
JusticeS.Vaidyanathangrantedtimetill4.30p.m.onAugust13tosurrenderbeforetheinvestigationagencyintheCBIcaserelatingto
chargesthatMr.MaranhadanillegaltelephoneexchangefunctioninginhishousewhilehewasTelecomMinisterin200407.
EarlierthejudgefoundconsiderableforceintheAdditionalSolicitorGeneralscontentionthatwhenanumberofundertrialswere
languishinginjailsevenforpettyoffences,Mr.Maranshouldnotbeextendedanyspecialconcessionbyenlarginghimonbail,asserious
allegationsofcorruption,cheatingandcausingwrongfullosstotheexchequerhavebeenmadeagainsthim.
Hesaid:Myjudicialconsciencepreventedmefromenlargingthepetitioneronbail.
ThoughMr.MaranappearedbeforetheCBIinDelhionJuly1,2and3,theagencymovedthecourtseekingcancellationofhisbail,
contendingthathewasnotcooperatingwiththeprobe.
Accordingtotheprosecution,astheUnionMinisterofCommunicationsandInformationTechnologybetweenJune2004andJune2007,
Mr.MaranenteredintoacriminalconspiracywithofficialsoftheBSNLandbyabusingtheirofficialpositions,causedahugefinancialloss
andwrongfullosstotheexchequertothetuneofRs.1.78crore.
TheprosecutionallegedthattheformerMinisterinstalledover300telephoneconnectionsinhisresidenceinthenameoftheaccused
governmentservantstoshowtheseconnectionsillegallyunderservicecategory,therebymakingnopaymentsfortheinstallationand
rentals.
TheCBIhadchargedthatthoughtheanticipatorybailwasgrantedtohimontheconditionthatheshouldcooperatewiththeinvestigation,
nothingcouldbeelicitedfromhimsincehegaveevasiveanswers.Ithencesoughthiscustodyforinterrogation.

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