Court Rules on Arvind Kejriwal’s plea ED Arrest Case Verdict
The Supreme Court gave its verdict today. It was on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea. He was challenging his arrest. It was by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for money laundering related to the alleged excise policy scam.
The case is about irregularities in making and carrying out Delhi’s 2021-22 excise policy. The policy has since been scrapped.
Arvind Kejriwal, also the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief, was arrested on March 21 by the ED
He had challenged the April 9 order of the Delhi High Court that upheld his arrest in the case.
The high court ruled that his arrest was legal
They said the ED had “little option.” He had skipped summonses and refused to cooperate.
The Supreme Court had asked for a response from the ED on Kejriwal’s plea. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta reserved its verdict on May 17.
The Supreme Court granted Kejriwal 21-day bail
This was to campaign for the Lok Sabha polls.
However, he was told to surrender on June 2
This was a day after the last of the seven-phase elections ended.
Subsequently, he was granted bail by a trial court in Delhi on June 20
The case has drawn significant attention as it involves a sitting chief minister. Arvind Kejriwal was arrested. His later legal battles reveal the complexity of corruption allegations. They also show the difficulty of money laundering probes. Today’s Supreme Court decision will greatly affect the accused. It will also affect the involved enforcement agencies.
