Delhi Excise Policy CBI Case: Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody extended till July 25
Arvind Kejriwal in the CBI case related to the Delhi Excise policy till July 25.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Kejriwal in a money laundering case lodged by the ED in the alleged excise policy scam.
The top court said it is up to Kejriwal to decide if he should continue as chief minister.
«We are conscious of the fact that Arvind Kejriwal is an elected leader,» a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said while also noting that Kejriwal has suffered incarceration for over 90 days.
It also referred the questions pertaining to legality of his arrest in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case to a larger bench.
The court said since the matter is concerned with the right to life and the issue of arrest has been referred to a larger bench, Kejriwal be released on interim bail.
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