Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas filed by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in liquor policy case
The chief minister’s petitions sought bail and challenged his arrest in the case by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the petitions filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking bail and challenging his arrest in the liquor policy case, which is being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation, Live Law reported.
The Aam Aadmi Party leader has challenged the August 5 order of the Delhi High Court dismissing his plea against his arrest by the agency. He has also filed a Special Leave Petition against the High Court’s refusal to consider his bail plea.
The central agency is looking into allegations of corruption against Kejriwal in the case. The Enforcement Directorate is investigating allegations of money laundering linked to the matter.
Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing the Aam Aadmi Party leader, told a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan that the chief minister received release orders three times in the money-laundering case despite the “stringent rigours” of Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Under Section 45 of the law, the court must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the accused person is not guilty of the offence in question, and it must also be satisfied that they are not likely to commit any crimes while out on bail.
Singhvi was referring to the...
