Delhi High Court stays bail granted to Arvind Kejriwal in money-laundering case linked to ‘excise scam’
June 25, 2024 - PatialaPolitics
Delhi High Court stays bail granted to Arvind Kejriwal in money-laundering case linked to ‘excise scam’
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday imposed a stay on the regular bail granted by a trial Court to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case.
Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain opined that the trial court did not “appropriately appreciate the material on record” submitted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The judge also agreed with Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S.V. Raju’s contention that the central agency was not given an adequate opportunity to argue its stay application.
On June 20, Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court agreed to release the Delhi CM on bail highlighting that the ED had failed to procure any direct evidence linking Mr. Kejriwal with the proceeds of the crime. However, the ED moved the High Court the very next day challenging the trial Court’s ruling on the ground that it was “perverse” and based on irrelevant facts.