Arvind Kejriwal granted interim bail till June 1 in Delhi excise policy case
The Hindu
The Bench refused the request of senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Mr. Kejriwal, that the interim bail be granted till June 5 - a day after the votes are counted on June 4.
The Supreme Court on May 10 gave Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail till June 1 for campaigning in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said Mr. Kejriwal, arrested in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, will have to surrender and go back to jail on June 2.
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The Bench refused the request of senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Mr. Kejriwal, that the interim bail be granted till June 5 - a day after the votes are counted on June 4.
Opposing the interim bail, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that Mr. Kejriwal did not respond to summons by the ED three or four times citing elections.
“He was arrested in March”, Justice Khanna reasoned.
The apex court is hearing Mr. Kejriwal's plea challenging Delhi High Court’s last month verdict upholding his arrest in the case.
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