Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has challenged his arrest and subsequent remand orders, whereas additionally urgent for bail within the corruption case.
The Supreme Court is slated to hear, on Thursday, the pleas filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking bail and challenging his arrest by CBI in reference to the liquor coverage case. As per the trigger record revealed on the web site of the apex courtroom, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan will resume listening to the matter on Thursday, September 5.
In his particular go away petition filed earlier than the apex courtroom, the AAP convenor has challenged his arrest and subsequent remand orders, whereas additionally urgent for bail within the corruption case. On the opposite hand, seeking dismissal of Kejriwal’s plea, the CBI mentioned that the AAP supremo was merely making an attempt to politically sensationalise the matter, regardless of repeated orders handed by numerous courts being prima facie glad with the fee of the offences, for which cognisance already has been taken.
The central investigative company mentioned that whereas Kejriwal “does not hold any ministerial portfolio in Government National Capital Territory (GNCT) of Delhi, all decisions of the government, as well as the party, are taken on his concurrence and directions”, including that these embrace not solely the selections in Delhi but additionally all through the nation the place AAP has a presence.
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“It emerged over a period of time that all the critical decisions in the formulation of the new Excise Policy were taken at the behest of the Petitioner (Kejriwal), in connivance with the then Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Excise Manish Sisodia. As the investigation progressed, it started becoming clear that he had a pivotal role in the formulation of the new Excise Policy,” the CBI mentioned in its affidavit filed earlier than the apex courtroom.
The Supreme Court, on July 12, ordered CM Kejriwal to be launched on interim bail in reference to the cash laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). However, he was not in a position to stroll out of jail since he was arrested by the CBI.
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