"Don't Say...": Top Court On CBI's Argument Against Bail For Arvind Kejriwal

AAP Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the CBI in June in the alleged Delhi liqour excise policy case; his bail plea in this case was rejected by the High Court.

Granting bail to Arvind Kejriwal will not "demoralise" the Delhi High Court, which last month refused the Chief Minister relief over his arrest by the CBI in the alleged liquor policy scam, the Supreme Court said Thursday. A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Surya Kant waved away the federal agency's argument against releasing the AAP leader, saying, "Don't say that."

Appearing for the CBI, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju also argued that Mr Kejriwal had incorrectly bypassed the lower court - i.e., Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court - and approached the High Court for bail.

"He approached High Court without going to Sessions Court... on merits, trial court could have seen it first. High Court can only see in exceptional cases..." he said, declaring releasing Mr Kejriwal now would demotivate the High Court.