The entire political class was hit beyond belief when a session court on Tuesday awarded fourteen days judicial custody to former Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh in connection with the cash-for-votes scam.

Singh tried to avoid the appearance on Tuesday, citing medical grounds but a determined court asked for medical papers to justify his absence.Pushed to corner,Amar Singh did come to court.

The court rejected Rajya Sabha member's anticipatory bail and sent him to jail. Two former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Fagan Singh Kulaste and Mahavir Bhagora were also sent to jail. The third accused Sudheendra Kulkarni, a former associate of BJP leader L.K. Advani is abroad and did not appear in the court thereby escaping the fate of other accused.

On July 22, 2008, three BJP MPs waved wads of currency notes in the Lok Sabha ahead of a trust vote , alleging they were given the money to vote in favour of the Manmohan Singh government.

The judge had on August 25 issued summons to Amar Singh, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs Fagan Singh Kulaste and Mahavir Bhagora, and Sudheendra Kulkarni, a former associate of BJP leader L.K. Advani.

Earlier, former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh cited health reasons for not appearing in a Delhi court .Later when Judge asked his lawyer to present medical certificate before the court,Amar Singh did come.

In response, Special Judge Sangita Dhingra Sehgal asked his counsel to submit the medical report of his health, mentioning the specific date on which his kidney was transplanted and on how many occasions he had visited the doctor.

"Submit your specific medical report mentioning all the dates by 12.30 p.m. today (Tuesday)," Sehgal said.

Singh came to the court after that.

Amar Singh and three others were to appear before a trial court here Tuesday after the Delhi Police filed a charge sheet in the corruption scam.

"The charge sheet is based on weak circumstantial evidence," Amar Singh's lawyer said.
Amar Singh's former aide Sanjeev Saxena and middleman Suhail Hindustani both are in judicial custody and appeared before the court.

On the other hand, counsel defending Kulkarni submitted before the court that his client was unable to appear because he was in the US.

"My client (Kulkarni) left for the US before the Delhi Police filed the charge sheet in the case. Therefore, I need two weeks' time on behalf of my client to call him before the court," his counsel said.

The charge sheet alleged that during investigation "sufficient evidence" came on record that on the morning of July 22, 2008, Amar Singh "hatched a criminal conspiracy with his secretary Sanjeev Saxena to deliver cash of Rs.1 crore as money for illegal gratification".