CBI seeks court’s permission to formally arrest Delhi CM

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday sought Delhi Rouse Avenue Court’s permission to formally arrest Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case. The probe agency also urged the court to seek Kejriwal’s custody saying that the CBI would like his custody to interrogate him and formally arrest.

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The probe agency on Tuesday examined the AAP supremo in Tihar Jail and recorded his statement related to the Excise Policy case.

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On the other hand, the Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear Kejriwal’s petition against the Delhi high court order putting an interim stay on his bail in the money laundering case linked to liquor excise policy.

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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed Kejriwal’s bail order passed by the trial court, saying that the trial court should have at least recorded its satisfaction with the fulfilment of twin conditions of section 45 of Prevention of the Money Laundering Act (PMLA) before passing the impugned order. The court stated that the vacation judge did not properly consider the material documents presented by the ED.

Kejriwal has been in custody since March 21, except for a brief period of interim bail granted by the Supreme Court for election campaigning. The case stems from alleged irregularities in Delhi’s now-scrapped 2021-22 excise policy.

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