Kejriwal gets interim bail from SC

In a big relief to Delhi’s Chief Minister, the Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case, in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi’s excise policy.

While granting interim bail in the excise policy case filed by ED, the bench said that Kejriwal has suffered incarceration for over 90 days. However, he will not walk out of jail as he is still in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He was arrested by the CBI on 25th June. 

 Kejriwal had moved the apex court challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta has referred the plea challenging ED arrest to a larger bench.

He was arrested by the ED on 21^st March, after the Delhi High Court refused to grant him interim protection.  Earlier, the Delhi CM had approached the Delhi HC challenging ED’s arrest. However, his plea was dismissed on 9^th April. Aggrieved by the same, he moved the top court, which issued notice on his plea on 15^th April.