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Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Arvind Kejriwal’s Bail Plea in Liquor Policy Scam

The Supreme Court on September 5, 2024, reserved its judgment on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest and seeking bail in the Delhi Liquor Policy scam case. The bench, comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, heard the matter extensively throughout the day.


Kejriwal's petition challenges the August 5 Delhi High Court order dismissing his plea against his CBI arrest. The AAP leader was arrested by the CBI on June 26, 2024, while already in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a related money laundering case. Despite receiving interim bail in the ED case on July 12, Kejriwal remained in custody due to his arrest by the CBI.


During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju argued that granting bail to Kejriwal would "demoralize the High Court," a claim dismissed by Justice Bhuyan, who remarked, "Don't say that."


Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Kejriwal, pointed out that the Delhi Chief Minister had secured bail in the money laundering case, a more stringent offense under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), and questioned the rationale behind denying bail in the CBI case. Singhvi termed the CBI arrest as an “insurance arrest,” arguing that it followed two years after the case was registered, coinciding with Kejriwal’s expected release in the ED case.


Singhvi also rejected the CBI’s assertion that bail should be denied because a chargesheet had been filed, contending that such an approach would indefinitely delay bail.


The Supreme Court is now set to deliver its judgment on Kejriwal's plea. Other prominent figures implicated in the case, such as former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, have been granted bail recently.





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