Will Kejriwal be released or will he/she remain in jail? Supreme Court will give its verdict on CM’s bail plea today

New Delhi : The Supreme Court will give its verdict today on two petitions of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the alleged excise policy ‘scam’ case of Delhi. Kejriwal has filed two separate petitions challenging his/her arrest and denial of bail in the corruption case registered by the CBI. According to the cause list uploaded on the Supreme Court website on September 13, a bench headed by Justice Surya Kant will give its verdict on both the petitions. The bench also includes Justice Ujjwal Bhuinya.

The decision was reserved on September 5

The bench had reserved its verdict on Kejriwal’s petitions on September 5. The CBI had arrested the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief in this case on June 26. he/she had approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s August 5 order, in which the High Court had upheld his/her arrest in this corruption case. The High Court had said that after the arrest of Kejriwal by the CBI, there is now sufficient evidence against him/her. The court had also said that looking at the relevant evidence, it cannot be said that the arrest was unreasonable or illegal.

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The High Court had asked to go to the lower court

The high court had also allowed him/her to approach the lower court on his/her bail plea. The case is related to alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the Delhi government’s Excise Policy 2021-22. The policy was later repealed. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had registered a separate money laundering case in connection with the alleged excise policy ‘scam’. According to the CBI and ED, irregularities were committed by amending the excise policy and undue benefits were given to the licensees.

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Interim bail was granted in money laundering case

The apex court had granted interim bail to Kejriwal in the money laundering case on July 12. The apex court referred it to a larger bench (five-member Constitution Bench) for in-depth consideration in the context of three questions on the aspect of “necessity and necessity of arrest” under the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act (PMLA). The ED arrested Kejriwal on March 21 in the money laundering case. During the hearing on his/her petition in the corruption case on September 5, Kejriwal had strongly opposed the CBI’s argument that he/she should first go to the lower court for bail.

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Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, appearing for the CBI, had questioned the merits of Kejriwal’s petitions and urged the Supreme Court to ask him/her to approach the trial court in connection with the petition challenging the ED’s arrest.