Most interestingly, one of the arguments to oppose his anticipatory bail and to seek his custodial interrogation was that the investigating teams are dealing with “an intelligent person” and truth can only be culled out from him once the protective cover of the anticipatory bail is off. All said and done, the anticipatory bail applications of P Chidambaram in both the ED and the CBI cases were dismissed by the Single Judge of the Delhi High Court by a detailed order (24 pages to deny bail). In the order, the judge spoke heavily on the merits of the case. As per the settled principle of law laid down by the Supreme Court, this should be avoided.