Arvind Kejriwal Arrested by CBI, AAP Will Move Supreme Court for Bail

New Delhi: The Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on hours before the Supreme Court was to hear a plea challenging the High Court’s stay on grant of regular bail for his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in March in the same case.. Following his arrest, Kejriwal’s legal team announced plans to approach the Supreme Court to seek bail.

Key Points:

Arrest: Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Chief Minister of Delhi, was taken into custody by the CBI.
Response: Kejriwal’s legal team is preparing to file a bail application in the Supreme Court, aiming for his prompt release.
Political Impact: The arrest has caused a significant stir in political circles, with AAP leaders and supporters rallying to express their support and call for his immediate release.
Legal Strategy: The defense team is working swiftly to challenge the arrest and secure bail, citing potential procedural and legal grounds.

Further details on the charges and the outcome of the bail plea are awaited as the situation develops.

Earlier….

Delhi High: In the Delhi excise case, the Delhi High Court has granted an interim stay on the trial court’s order that had granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. The High Court has issued a notice to Kejriwal, seeking his response to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) plea challenging the trial court’s June 20 order.

Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain, presiding over a vacation bench, stated that the order would remain stayed until the court pronounces its decision. The court is reserving its order for 2-3 days to thoroughly review the case records. Previously, a Delhi trial court had granted bail to Kejriwal, but the ED requested a 48-hour deferral in signing the bail bond, which the trial court denied. Consequently, Kejriwal will remain in jail until Tuesday.

Earlier…

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been granted bail in the liquor policy case. His lawyer argued that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had no concrete evidence against him, relying instead on statements from those who turned approver. The ED plans to appeal the trial court’s decision in the Delhi High Court tomorrow.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief is expected to be released from jail once the bail order is processed. Kejriwal’s lawyer contended that the case was built on testimonies from individuals who had confessed to their own guilt and were promised leniency, thus discrediting the prosecution’s claims. The lawyer emphasized that there was no concrete evidence linking ₹100 crore from the alleged ‘South Group’ lobby to Kejriwal.

Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21 on money laundering charges related to the Delhi liquor policy for 2021-22, which was later scrapped. The ED accused Kejriwal of using funds from liquor sellers to finance the AAP’s campaign in Goa. Both Kejriwal and the AAP have consistently maintained that the Centre is using its agencies to target opposition leaders with baseless cases.