Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody extended till April 23 in Delhi liquor case

A Delhi court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till April 23 in connection with the liquor policy case, reported The Indian Express.

Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 and is currently lodged in Tihar jail. At Monday’s hearing the Enforcement Directorate sought a 14-day extension of the Aam Aadmi Party chief’s custody.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate by April 24 on a petition filed by Kejriwal against his arrest, reported Live Law.

A division bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta ordered the central agency to file its rejoinder, if required, by April 26 and listed the matter for hearing on April 29.

The national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party had moved the Supreme Court on April 10 after the Delhi High Court rejected his petition against his arrest. Kejriwal is currently lodged in Tihar jail.

During Monday’s hearing, Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, described the arrest as “unusual”, noting that the Aam Aadmi Party leader was not mentioned in the agency’s first information report, its Enforcement Case Information Report or any of the eight chargesheets filed in the Delhi liquor policy case by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate.

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