Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of his interim bail by one week in the Delhi excise policy case..A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta had on May 10 granted interim bail to the (then jailed) Delhi Chief Minister (CM) till June 1 in the money laundering case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Kejriwal has now prayed that the same be extended by a week till June 8 so that he can undergo some medical tests..ED tells Supreme Court Arvind Kejriwal cannot be granted bail for election campaigning.The ED’s probe against Kejriwal stems from a case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2022 on a complaint made by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.It has been alleged that a criminal conspiracy was hatched by AAP leaders, including Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others to create loopholes in the Delhi Excise Policy of 2021-22 to favour some liquor sellers.Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21.The top court had, on May 10, granted interim bail to Kejriwal till June 1 to enable him to campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.The Supreme Court had, on May 17, reserved its verdict in Kejriwal's plea for permanent bail..ED makes AAP and Arvind Kejriwal accused in Delhi excise policy case; files chargesheet
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of his interim bail by one week in the Delhi excise policy case..A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta had on May 10 granted interim bail to the (then jailed) Delhi Chief Minister (CM) till June 1 in the money laundering case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Kejriwal has now prayed that the same be extended by a week till June 8 so that he can undergo some medical tests..ED tells Supreme Court Arvind Kejriwal cannot be granted bail for election campaigning.The ED’s probe against Kejriwal stems from a case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2022 on a complaint made by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.It has been alleged that a criminal conspiracy was hatched by AAP leaders, including Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others to create loopholes in the Delhi Excise Policy of 2021-22 to favour some liquor sellers.Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21.The top court had, on May 10, granted interim bail to Kejriwal till June 1 to enable him to campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.The Supreme Court had, on May 17, reserved its verdict in Kejriwal's plea for permanent bail..ED makes AAP and Arvind Kejriwal accused in Delhi excise policy case; files chargesheet