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ARVIND KEJRIWAL:-Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal walked out of Tihar jail hours after SC granted him bail in the excise policy case. Kejriwal was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the corruption case by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) pertaining to the alleged excise policy scam. “Every drop of my blood dedicated to nation; faced difficulties but God has always been with me,” CM Arvind Kejriwal said as he stepped out of jail.
Even though Kejriwal’s bail was unanimously granted by both judges, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan disagreed with Justice Kant on the CBI arrest, stating that it was solely done to frustrate bail that had been given in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case. In his judgement, Judge Surya Kant stated that Kejriwal will be released on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 10 lakh and two sureties of the same amount. In addition, he mandated the CM should refrain from publicly discussing the merits of the CBI case.
AAP leader
During the proceedings, senior advocate A.M. Singhvi appearing for the AAP leader argued that Mr. Kejriwal being “a constitutional functionary, cannot be a flight risk” and that there is no risk of tampering with the evidence which is documentary in nature and has already been collected by the central agency.
The AAP supremo was arrested by the ED on March 21 in connection with a money laundering case related to the now-defunct Delhi excise policy. Subsequently, on June 26, the CBI arrested him in a corruption case related to the alleged scam. Although the top court granted him interim bail in the money laundering case on July 12, he could not be released from jail due to the CBI’s corruption case.
Mr Kejriwal in jail without notice
And, as it had for Mr Sisodia, the court said it was a “travesty of justice” to keep Mr Kejriwal in jail without notice of a trial, particularly since he had already been granted bail in the case filed by the ED, in which he faced charges under the stringent Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
“I fail to understand great urgency on part of CBI to arrest appellant when he was on cusp of release in the ED case. (Additional Solicitor General SV) Raju (appearing for the CBI) vehemently argued appellant has to first approach trial court… this can’t be accepted,” Justice Bhuyan said.
The Delhi liquor
The Delhi liquor excise policy case involves allegations that Mr Kejriwal and the AAP received kickbacks of ₹ 100 crore, including significant payments from a ‘South group’ led by Ms Kavitha, for allotment of wholesale licences.
The ED and CBI believe this money was then used by the AAP to fund election campaigns, including that for the 2022 Goa Assembly election. They also believe Mr Kejriwal played a key role in drafting and clearing the controversial November 2021 policy, which was withdrawn eight months later.
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