Delhi excise policy case: SC to pass order on Arvind Kejriwal's interim bail plea today
Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case connected to the excise policy scam. The Enforcement Directorate arrested the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader on March 21. Currently, he is in Tihar Jail and is under judicial custody.
On May 7, the top court reserved its order on Kejriwal's bail plea. During the hearing, the court stated that Arvind Kejriwal should refrain from carrying out any official responsibilities if interim bail was granted. “We will pronounce the interim order (on interim bail) on Friday.
The main matter related to the challenge to arrest will also be taken on the same day," Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who headed the bench and heard Arvind Kejriwal’s petition against his arrest, had said. “Suppose we grant you interim bail on account of elections. Then, if you say you will attend office, it may have a cascading effect.
If we give you interim bail, we don't want you to perform official duties as somewhere it will lead to a conflict of interest. We don't want your interference at all in the working of the government," the top court's bench told senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who had appeared for Kejriwal. In response, Abhishek Singhvi guaranteed that Arvind Kejriwal would abstain from signing any documents pertaining to the excise policy case.
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