In a setback to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court registry on Wednesday rejected his plea to extend his 21-day interim bail on medical grounds by seven days in a money laundering case related to the excise scam.
The library termed Kejriwal’s interim bail plea as “sustainable” as the Supreme Court had given him freedom to approach the district court against regular bail. He pointed out that a bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, which had on May 10 granted Kejriwal a 21-day interim bail for campaigning in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, had already decided his plea to lift the ED’s arrest. said The AAP national convener was arrested by the ED on March 21 and released by the Supreme Court on March 10 on a 21-day bail in March.
in the Lok Sabha elections in May. He was ordered to surrender on June 2. The Supreme Court barred him from visiting the CM’s office and the Delhi Secretariat and asked him not to sign official documents unless it is necessary and necessary to get approval as Lt. Governor of Delhi.
The SC decided to entertain Kejriwal’s plea on May 17, ending his arrest. However, the Supreme Court said that “without prejudice to his rights and arguments”, Kejriwal can apply for bail from the court “in accordance with law”. The Holiday Bench quickly refused to list Kejriwal’s plea on his week-long interim bail in a money laundering case related to the excise scam on medical grounds. to answer the call..
