A Delhi court has recently issued notices to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas for bail in connection with a money laundering case related to an alleged excise policy scam. The court sought responses from the ED on both Kejriwal’s regular bail plea and his plea for interim bail on medical grounds. Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, representing the ED, requested additional time to respond, highlighting Kejriwal’s alleged non-disclosure of critical information. The court has scheduled the next hearing for June 1 to consider the ED’s response and further arguments regarding Kejriwal’s bail applications.
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- Delhi court issues notices to ED on Arvind Kejriwal’s bail pleas in excise policy case.
- Kejriwal seeks regular bail and interim bail on medical grounds.
- Additional Solicitor General seeks more time to respond, citing alleged non-disclosure of critical information by Kejriwal.
- Next hearing scheduled for June 1 to consider ED’s response and further arguments.
- Supreme Court had earlier granted Kejriwal interim bail until June 1 amidst ongoing general elections.
- Kejriwal’s plea for a seven-day extension of interim bail for medical examinations was rejected by the Supreme Court registry.
- Aam Aadmi Party claims Kejriwal’s health deteriorated post-arrest, citing weight loss and high ketone levels.
- Apex court directs Kejriwal to surrender back to Tihar Jail on June 2.
- Supreme Court reserved its verdict on Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest and subsequent remand by the ED in the excise policy case.
- CM Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21.
