Supreme Court grants interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Despite the Supreme Court granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering. Case initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) related to the now-scrapped Delhi Excise policy, he will remain in Tihar Jail. This is because he was also arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). In connection with a corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam.

The Supreme Court’s decision on July 12 was rendered by a bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta. While granting interim bail to Kejriwal, the bench noted that certain legal questions. Arising from his plea challenging his arrest by the ED need to be considered by a larger bench.

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During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S.V. Raju argued that there was evidence of money being sent to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) through hawala channels. Mr. Raju claimed that the ED had discovered chats between Mr. Kejriwal and hawala operators. Discussing the alleged proceeds of crime in the case. In contrast, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Mr. Kejriwal. Argued that the evidence cited by the federal agency was not present at the time of the Chief Minister’s arrest.

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Kejriwal’s Detention Despite Supreme Court Bail

The appeal before the Supreme Court was filed against a Delhi High Court order that upheld the Delhi Chief Minister’s arrest. The High Court had recorded a prima facie finding that there was sufficient material, including statements from approvers, the involvement of middlemen, and references to cash being handed over for expenditure in the 2022 Goa elections. Although Mr. Kejriwal was granted bail in the case by a trial court on June 20, the High Court later stayed his release, stating that the central agency had not been given adequate opportunity to present its arguments.

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In its seventh supplementary chargesheet, the ED described the AAP supremo as the “kingpin” and “key conspirator” in the 2021-22 excise policy “scam.” This new chargesheet reinforced the federal agency’s claims and led to the continuation of Kejriwal’s detention despite the Supreme Court’s interim bail order.

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