New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will pronounce today on the Enforcement Directorate’s request for a stay of the trial court’s decision to give Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal regular bail in the excise policy case.
Arvind Kejriwal, who was detained by the Enforcement Directorate in March in relation to an excise policy case, was granted bail by the Rouse Avenue court in Delhi on Thursday. But the next day, the Enforcement Directorate filed a motion with the Delhi High Court to stay the trial court’s ruling. Later, the Delhi High Court ordered Kejriwal’s parole to be paused while it considered the ED’s plea.
If the court hadn’t stopped the lower court’s judgment, the AAP leader would have left the Tihar jail on Friday. The agency asserts that the trial court’s ruling was unfair and irrational. It further claims that it was not given enough time to make its case.
Kejriwal’s lawyer submitted written arguments to the high court on Monday, claiming that the ED’s claims are “palpably wrong, misleading, and tantamount to subterfuge and misrepresentation.”
“The ED’s ongoing assertions that it was not given a fair hearing chance and/or that not all of its claims had been addressed should be dismissed right away. As previously said, the ruling granting bail addresses all pertinent arguments made by both parties, and the grounds for the granted release appropriately demonstrate the learned court’s due and appropriate consideration of all important factors.” Kejriwal’s lawyer stated.
According to the reports, Kejriwal feels deeply violated by the temporary stay. He argued that the trial court’s ruling was fair. It stated that the decision was made after giving careful thought to the reasons and claims provided by each side.
The lawyer for the AAP leader submitted a petition on Monday to the Supreme Court allowing Kejriwal to be released until the high court’s decision on ED’s plea. He went on to say that Kejriwal poses no flight risk. The Supreme Court set June 26 for Kejriwal’s plea hearing, stating that it would prefer to wait for the high court’s decision to be made.
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