Tharoor seeks bail in the case of the wife

New Delhi: Congressman Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday asked a Delhi court to obtain early bail in connection with the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.

Tharoor has already been summoned. The Congressional MP's plea was filed before Special Judge Arvind Kumar who sought the Delhi Police's response and set the case for hearing on Wednesday.

Tharoor was summoned by a magistrate court for alleged offenses of suicide and engagement

In his plea filed by defender Vikas Pahwa, Tharoor stated that the charge sheet had been filed without being arrested and that the special investigation team had categorically stated that the investigation had been completed and that no interrogation in custody was required. The law is very clear that if the charge sheet is filed without arrest, bail is inevitable.We only asked for protection so that we would appear in court on July 7, "said Pahwa. [19659003] The case will be heard Wednesday at 10 am As the prosecutor was not present in court Tuesday, he said:

On June 5, a court summoned Tharoor as an accused, he requesting to appear before him on July 7.

Sunanda was found dead in a hotel room on the night of January 17, 2014.

Tharoor was charged under Section 498A of the Criminal Code. IPC (her husband or relative submitting a woman to 307 (cruelty) and 306 (suicide attempt)

After a magistrate court became aware of the offenses against Tharoor, her lawyer had described the case as Charge of "absurd and absurd".

May 14, Delhi police accused Tharoor, MP Lok Sabha of Thiruvananthapuram, of encouraging Sunanda's suicide and told a city court that he should be summoned as an accused, baderting that there was enough evidence against him.

In a verdict of nearly 3,000 pages the only one accused while alleging that he had subjected his wife to physical and mental cruelty. The couple's domestic help, Narayan Singh, has been designated as one of the main witnesses.

On July 7, the court is also expected to hear BJP Subramanian Swamy's request for badistance and direction. police to produce the report of a vigilance survey conducted earlier. PTI