New Delhi: A Delhi court on June 20 granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi Excise policy of 2021-22.
Vacation judge, Rouse Avenue Court, Niyay Bindu passed the order after hearing Mr. Kejriwal and the ED at length. The bail order was dictated by the judge in an open court on June 20 evening. The detailed court order is awaited.
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED), meanwhile, said it would file a plea in the Delhi High Court against the relief to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo if he walks out of jail. This comes after the Rouse Avenue court rejected the federal probe agency’s prayer to keep the bail order in abeyance for 48 hours to allow it to avail legal remedies like moving a higher court in appeal.
The court imposed certain conditions before granting relief to Kejriwal, including that he will not try to hamper the investigation or influence the witnesses. The judge also directed the AAP chief to appear before the court whenever required and to cooperate with the investigation.
The ED had arrested Kejriwal on March 21, shortly after the Delhi High Court refused to grant him protection from arrest on his petition challenging summonses issued to him.
On May 10, the Supreme Court had granted interim bail to Kejriwal till June 1 to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections, saying he will have to surrender and go back to jail on June 2.
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