KOCHI: Chief Minister’s former principal secretary M Sivasankar’s bail plea in the case registered by customs department in connection with the gold smuggling case, will be taken up by the court on Wednesday. Sivasankar has filed his bail plea before the economic offences court.

Sivasankar’s contention is that the prosecution has failed to provide any evidence against him and the whole case against him was being built on the sole testimony of Swapna Suresh. He also said that Swapna was pressurised to give such testimony against him while in custody.