In Brief
P. Chidambaram filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court against the High Court's rejection of his anticipatory bail plea in a money laundering investigation. However, as the petitioner was arrested after filing the petition, the Supreme Court found the leave petition had become infructuous (futile). The Court dismissed the petition, holding that once actual arrest occurs, an anticipatory bail petition serves no purpose, though the petitioner retained the right to apply for regular bail through normal legal procedures.
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