A Delhi court granted anticipatory bail to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram in both the ED and the CBI matters relating to the Aircel Maxis case on Thursday. District and Sessions Judge O.P. Saini, ordered the applicants to furnish a personal bail bond of Rs 1 lakh each along with the surety of a like amount, while granting the relief to the father-son duo, IANS reported.

"Considering the distance of time between the commission of the alleged crime and the filing of the instant applications, unexplained delay in the investigation, there being no possibility of the accused tampering with the evidence or threatening any witness or fleeing from justice...I am satisfied that it is a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail," the court observed in its order.