New Delhi: The Supreme Court is set to hear pleas on Thursday filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking bail against his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the now-scrapped excise policy case. Arvind Kejriwal is challenging the Delhi High Court’s decision that upheld his arrest in the corruption case related to the alleged scam.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the Delhi court issued summons to Arvind Kejriwal and other accused in the case after considering the CBI’s “fourth supplementary chargesheet” related to the excise policy case. The court also extended Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody until September 11. Special judge Kaveri Baweja ordered that the accused be presented before the court on September 11.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was initially arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21, 2024, in connection with the alleged excise policy case. After the Delhi High Court denied his request for interim protection, he was later taken into custody by the CBI on June 26, 2024, at the Delhi Rouse Avenue Court. He was placed in judicial custody on June 29, 2024.
The Supreme Court had granted him interim bail on May 10, 2024, to allow him to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. However, Kejriwal had to surrender to Tihar officials on June 2, 2024, following the end of his bail period.
The CBI filed its fourth supplementary charge sheet on July 30, naming Arvind Kejriwal, Satyendar Jain, Amit Arora, Vinod Chauhan, Ashish Mathur, and P Sarath Reddy as accused in the case. According to the CBI, Kejriwal is described as “one of the main conspirators” and was allegedly in contact with the South group, which included K Kavitha, Raghav Magunta, Arun Pillai, Butchibabu Gorantla, P Sarath Reddy, Abhishek Boinpally, and Benoy Babu.
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