Recent developments in Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bail case have seen significant legal maneuvers and decisions by the courts. Here’s a concise overview:
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- Arvind Kejriwal withdrew his plea from the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s interim stay on his bail in a money laundering case related to an alleged liquor policy scam.
- Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Kejriwal, sought permission to withdraw the petition with liberty to file a fresh one against the Delhi High Court’s orders.
- The Delhi High Court, in its final verdict on the Enforcement Directorate’s plea, criticized the trial court for not fully considering the material and stayed Kejriwal’s bail.
- The Supreme Court recently declined immediate relief to Kejriwal and adjourned the matter to allow the Delhi High Court to decide on the ED’s plea for an interim stay.
- On June 21, the Delhi High Court temporarily halted Kejriwal’s release pending further hearings on the ED’s appeal against the trial court’s bail order.
- A vacation bench of the high court directed that Kejriwal’s bail should not be implemented until the matter is fully heard.
- Earlier, the trial court had denied the ED’s request for a 48-hour deferral in signing Kejriwal’s bail bond, leading to subsequent legal actions.
