Arvind Kejriwal arrested in CBI court, bail petition filed in Supreme Court

New Delhi:

Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested by the CBI inside Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court in an alleged liquor policy case, and then, after his arrest in March, the court’s stay on bail was challenged in the Supreme Court. Within an hour the petition was withdrawn. , Same case – by Enforcement Directorate.

The ED did not object to the withdrawal of the petition, which was made on the grounds that the petitioner wanted to take up a more significant appeal against the High Court’s ruling to stay the Rouse Avenue Court’s bail order.

Mr. Kejriwal’s attorneys contended before the Rouse Avenue Court this morning that the agency had behaved “in a most biased manner” by moving to arrest the AAP chief at this time. As Senior Advocate Vikram Chaudhari had already been questioned for nine hours in April of last year, he red-flagged the ruling.

After that, Mr. Kejriwal was questioned as a case witness.

It pits the power of the State against a poor citizen. August 2022 is when this case was last heard. I was asked to testify. I showed up and helped for nine hours. Since then, not a single notification (from the CBI). There is a lot of ground to cover in terms of how they went from being a witness to an accused, Mr. Chaudhuri contended.

“Superfluous accusations. Before the election, or even during it, we could have taken this action. We didn’t; the interrogation was only conducted with the court’s approval,” the CBI retorted.

The federal agency clarified that it was under no need to declare the beginning of an investigation. “If there is an investigation, I don’t have to tell Mr. Kejriwal; instead, I have to inform the court that I require custody. I’m not required to inform the other side of my intention to conduct an investigation.”

Kejriwal at the Supreme Court, High Court, and Rouse Avenue.

Since the Rouse Avenue Court granted the Delhi Chief Minister regular bail last week, his circumstances have significantly improved. The ED petitioned the High Court on Saturday, just hours before he was freed from Tihar Jail, claiming the lower court’s “perverse” and “completely flawed” bail decision should not be upheld.

The High Court subsequently issued an oral decision to halt the bail order right away, and on Monday it filed a request to overturn that stay with the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court refused to comply.

The acts of the High Court were recognized by the Supreme Court as “unusual”; Justice Manoj Misra stated, “Orders in stay matters are not reserved but passed on the spot.” What transpired was not like anything else.”

But the court also said that as the High Court had not yet rendered a decision, it would be inappropriate to intervene. In response to Mr. Kejriwal’s claims that the High Court erred by reversing his bail without reading the lower court’s order in its entirety, the court stated it would rule on his request after the order was officially recorded and the High Court had an opportunity to review the stay.

As promised, the High Court did indeed pass its final ruling on Tuesday.

Arvind Kejriwal did not receive positive news from this.

It contended that the Rouse Avenue Court, the lower court, “didn’t apply its mind” when granted bail and cited what it claimed to be errors in judgment. Among these were failing to adequately address requirements for release in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, which is how Mr. Kejriwal was accused, and not allowing the prosecution adequate time to argue the application.

Declaring that the lower court had also neglected to “examine the vicarious culpability of Arvind Kejriwal under Section 70 of the PALM,” the High Court stated, “Averments and allegations presented in the main case (in which the prosecution challenged Mr. Kejriwal’s bail judgment) demand serious consideration…

The court determined that Mr. Kejriwal will stay behind bars following his ED arrest in March.

How Come I Can’t Be Free? Kejriwal Contended.

AAP leader claimed that the “balance of convenience” was on his side earlier this week in the top court, which granted him temporary bail last month so he could run in the general election.

Senior counsel Abhishek Singhvi had stated, “If bail is reversed, he will go back to jail… as he did after the Supreme Court’s interim release.” He also cited the ruling that granted Mr. Kejriwal that provisional bail, which recognized the AAP chief as not being a “habitual offender” and having no prior criminal record.

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“In the meanwhile, why am I unable to be free? “I have a ruling in my favor,” he had enquired.

The Rouse Avenue Court granted Mr. Kejriwal regular bail last Thursday.

His contention that the only evidence utilized against him in the case was the testimony of previous defendants who had since become government witnesses was accepted by the court.

Situations must be inextricably linked in order for guilt to result. Statements made by corrupt individuals undermine the prosecution’s case. There’s no proof that the ‘South Group’ is the source of the ₹ 100 Cr. There isn’t any proof,” he maintained.