On Wednesday (August 14), the Supreme Court heard two petitions of Kejriwal in the CBI case related to the liquor policy case. The first petition was regarding interim bail in the CBI case. The court refused to grant bail.
The second petition was against the arrest by CBI. On which the court has issued a notice to the investigating agency and sought a reply by August 23. The next hearing on the case will be on August 23. Kejriwal is currently lodged in Tihar Jail.
Earlier, on August 5, the Delhi High Court had rejected Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging the CBI’s arrest. He was also asked to approach the lower court for the bail plea.
Cases of ED and CBI are going on against Kejriwal in the liquor policy case. He has already got bail in the ED case. He is in jail in the CBI case. CBI arrested Kejriwal on June 26 on charges of corruption in the liquor policy case.
Justice Suryakant and Justice Ujjwal Bhuiyan heard Kejriwal’s bail plea. Advocate AM Singhvi appeared in the court on behalf of Kejriwal.
Courtroom LIVE:
AM Singhvi: He (Kejriwal) has got bail from the trial court and then from the Supreme Court in the ED case. After this, the CBI comes to question Kejriwal.
Justice Kant: What happened in the case in which bail was granted.
Singhvi: The final hearing of the case is going on. This can be called insurance arresting.
Singhvi: We have come for interim bail in the CBI case. He (Kejriwal) has health issues.
Justice Kant- No interim bail is granted. Notice is issued to CBI.
Singhvi: The next hearing date can be fixed for next week.
Justice Kant: Next hearing will be on 23rd August.
Kejriwal’s lawyer’s argument: If bail has been granted in the Money Laundering Act, then why not in the CBI case?
Kejriwal’s lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi told the court that the Delhi Chief Minister has been granted bail thrice despite the stringent provisions of Section 45 of the Money Laundering Act (PMLA). He also cited the interim bail orders granted by the Supreme Court on May 10 and July 12, and the regular bail granted by the trial court in the PMLA case on June 20. Singhvi said that in such a situation, Kejriwal should be granted bail.