Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to Arvind Kejriwal in Money Laundering Case
The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal until June 1 in connection with a money laundering case linked to the now-defunct Delhi Excise Policy 2020-21. The decision was made by the Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta.
On May 9, Kejriwal’s legal team raised objections to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) affidavit opposing his interim bail in the Supreme Court. They criticized the ED for submitting the affidavit without the court’s approval, especially when the matter was already scheduled for a final decision the following day.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) questioned the ED’s objection, stating that despite two years of investigation, no evidence implicating anyone from the AAP had been found in the alleged liquor scam. They pointed out that the ED relied solely on statements from accused individuals with links to and benefits from the BJP.
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For example, one accused who received an NDA Lok Sabha ticket made statements to secure bail for his son, while another sent funds to the BJP’s account to secure his own bail. The AAP alleged a pattern in these statements, indicating coercion and manipulation.
Kejriwal’s arrest by the ED was based on allegations of involvement in the scrapped excise policy, which aimed to benefit certain liquor sellers. The funds from this alleged scam were purportedly used to finance election campaigns in Goa by the AAP.
Kejriwal is not the only accused in the case; former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, AAP Member of Parliament Sanjay Singh, and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha are also implicated. While Singh was granted bail, Sisodia and Kavitha remain in custody.
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