Arvind Kejriwal verdict: SC grants Delhi CM bail in excise policy case, AAP chief to walk out of jail
The Supreme Court granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the excise policy case. In a plea, Kejriwal had sought bail and questioned his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the excise policy case. While granting him bail in the case, the Supreme court said Kejriwal satisfies the triple condition for the grant of bail and we order accordingly.
Kejriwal will now walk out of jail nearly six months after he was first arrested – first by the Enforcement Directorate and later by the CBI. Kejriwal was arrested by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on March 21. Later, the CBI arrested him on June 26 this year.
Arvind Kejriwal bail verdict: Why did SC grant bail to Kejriwal?
1. The Supreme Court said there is “no impediment in arresting a person already in custody.” Notably, the CBI had arrested Kejriwa while he was still in the judicial custody.
During the hearing in the Supreme Court on September 5, Advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, had said that the CBI did not arrest the Delhi CM for nearly two years in the alleged excise policy scam.
Singhvi had said an ‘insurance arrest’ was made on June 26 after he got bail in the “harsher” money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The ED arrested Kejriwal on March 24 this year, and the CBI arrested him on June 25 – while Kejriwal was still in custody.
Justice Surya Kant, who was among the judges delivering the verdict on Friday, said, “We have noted that the CBI, in their application, recorded reasons as to why they deemed it necessary. There is no violation of S.41A(iii)”
2. The Supreme Court further noted that the completion of trial is unlikely “to occur in immediate future” and concluded that Kejriwal “satisfies [triple] test for bail”.
The court said that it has framed three questions based on arguments. “We have framed 3 questions. Whether there was illegality in arrest, whether appellant should be allowed regular bail, whether filing of chargesheet is change in circumstance enough to relegate to TC,” Justices Surya Kant was quoted by Live Law as saying.
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13 Sep 2024, 11:07 AM IST
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