‘His health did not stop him from campaigning’: ED tells Delhi court on Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea | Key updates
CM Arvind Kejriwal has been instructed to return to Tihar Jail on June 2. However, Kejriwal has sought a week's extension of the bail.
Special Judge Kaveri Baweja had directed the central probe agency to file its response to Arvind Kejriwal's plea by Saturday. The court has set June 1 as the next date for the hearing.-Delhi CM Kejriwal has sought regular bail in the Delhi excise policy scam case.
He has also sought interim bail for 7 days on medical grounds.-Kejriwal has sought an extension of his interim bail by seven days to undergo a host of medical tests, including a PET-CT scan, given his "sudden and unexplained weight loss coupled with high ketone levels", which are indicative of kidney, serious cardiac ailments and even cancer.-The AAP convener is out on an interim bail till June 1 following an order of the Supreme Court, which has directed him to surrender on June 2. In his latest plea submitted on May 26, Arvind Kejriwal stated that he would surrender to jail authorities on June 9 instead of the originally scheduled date of June 2 for his return to prison.-The ED while opposing Kejriwal's bail plea said, "He (Arvind Kejriwal) is not in custody.
He is today in Punjab campaigning. His health did not hinder him from campaigning.
He moves the bail on last date so that we get very little time. His conduct doesn't entitle him for any orders today.-The Delhi Court has sought ED response on regular bail for Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam.-The Delhi Court also sought ED response on granting CM Kejriwal bail on medical ground in case regular bail is not applicable-On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of India denied Arvind Kejriwal's request for a seven-day extension of his
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