NEW DELHI, July 17, 2024 (TBINN)
Delhi High Court reserved today its order on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas challenging his arrest by Central Bureau of Investigation in the Excise Policy Case and seeking interim bail.
Aevind Kejriwal’s senior counsel not only assailed his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.) but also sought his release on bail in the case.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, who conducted the proceedings on a holiday on account of Muharram, heard the arguments advanced by the lawyers of Arvind Kejriwal and the C.B.I. and reserved its order on the petitions.
High Court has listed his regular bail plea for further arguments on July 29, 2024.
During the hearing, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing Aam Aadmi Party (A.A.P.) national convenor, termed his arrest by the C.B.I. an “insurance arrest” to stop him from walking out of jail.
“It is unfortunately an insurance arrest. I have effectively three release orders in my favour (in the E.D. Case) under very stringent provisions… These orders show that the man is entitled to be released. He would have been released but for this insurance arrest,” Abhishek contended.
Asserting that Arvind Kejriwal was “not a terrorist” but Chief Minister of Delhi, Singhvi said his arrest was not as per the mandate of the law and being Chief Minister, he was entitled to bail.
On behalf of C.B.I., Advocate D.P. Singh opposed the two pleas of Arvind Kejriwal and said terming the arrest an “insurance arrest” was unjustified.
It ia to be mentioned here that Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the C.B.I. on June 26, 2024 from Tihar Jail, where he is still lodged in judicial custody in a connected Money Laundering Case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (E.D.).
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