Delhi Excise Policy Case : CBI arrests Arvind Kejriwal ; Delhi CM withdraws petition from SC, to file fresh plea
Delhi Excise Policy Case : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday formally arrested Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal in an excise policy-related money laundering case.
The Court allows CBI to interrogate and examine the CM in the courtroom and has asked it to place on record the material that they have for his arrest. The arrest occurred when the Rouse Avenue Court permitted the CBI to interrogate Kejriwal in court and present the documents they had for demanding his arrest.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday withdrew his plea challenging the June 21 order of the Delhi High Court granting interim stay on regular bail to him in the Delhi excise policy case being probed by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED).
Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Kejriwal, said he will file a fresh petition challenging the June 25 final order of the High Court by which it has stayed the trial court order granting regular bail to Kejriwal.
A vacation bench of Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti allowed Kejriwal to withdraw the plea before the apex court and granted liberty to file a fresh petition.
Singhvi also told the bench that the CBI has also arrested Kejriwal today in connection with the case.
The probe agency had on Tuesday examined the AAP supremo in Tihar Jail and recorded his statement related to the Excise Policy case.
Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) lawyer also posted on X and said, "The dirty tricks of the Modi government fears the release of Arvind Kejriwal by SC has asked CBI to arrest him in the same matter almost a year after he joined the investigation. What it shows nothing changed the vindictive mindset of the BJP. Shame."
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail order passed by the trial court, saying that the trial court should have at least recorded its satisfaction with the fulfilment of twin conditions of section 45 of Prevention of the Money Laundering Act (PMLA) before passing the impugned order
- With inputs from agencies
