Delhi High Court stays Arvind Kejriwal’s bail in Excise policy case

No bail for Arvind Kejriwal: Delhi High Court Vacation Bench stays bail for Arvind Kejriwal in Excise Policy case, citing lack of opportunity for ED.

A Vacation Bench of the Delhi High Court on June 25, 2024, stayed a trial court judgment that grant regular bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Excise Policy case, stating that the lower court did not gave the Enforcement Directorate adequate opportunity to argue against the bail application.

The Vacation Bench headed by Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain, on June 21, reserved its order.

“This Court has decided that the vacation judge did not appropriately appreciate the material on record and the averments of ED. Accordingly, the application is allowed and the operation of the impugned order is stayed”, the order stated.

The AAP national convenor, who was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), could have walked out of Tihar jail had the high court not granted the interim relief to the central anti-money laundering agency.

The trial court granted bail to Kejriwal on June 20 and ordered his release on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh, and imposed certain conditions, including that he will not try to hamper the investigation or influence the witnesses.