NEW DELHI: The Indian Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the liquor scam.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta delivered the decision today following a hearing on May 17 during which the verdict was reserved.
Kejriwal had challenged the Delhi High Court’s April 9 decision upholding his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21. However, despite the interim bail, he will remain in judicial custody due to his arrest in a separate case by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Kejriwal will need to secure bail in the CBI case to be released from jail.
At the Supreme Court, Kejriwal was represented by his lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi, while Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared for the ED.
The Delhi High Court had previously upheld Kejriwal’s arrest, stating that the ED had no option but to arrest him after his repeated refusals to join the investigation.
This interim bail represents a significant development in the ongoing legal proceedings against Kejriwal.
