Arvind Kejriwal News Highlights: No immediate relief for Delhi CM, Supreme Court to hear plea on Wednesday

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) submitted written arguments to the Delhi high court on Monday, challenging any relief granted to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Excise Policy money laundering case. The agency opposed the trial court's decision to grant bail to Kejriwal, deeming it illegal and perverse.In its submission to the Delhi high court, the ED argued that the trial court's order should be stayed and overturned, stating, "The impugned order passed by trial court deserves to be stayed and set aside as a vacation judge has returned perverse findings in almost every paragraph of its order on both the facts and the law after admittedly not examining the material placed on record by the prosecution."The Enforcement Directorate also pointed out that the vacation judge did not consider new evidence collected against Arvind Kejriwal after 2023. The agency specifically mentioned statements from 13 Angariyas, Goa AAP workers, and AAP office bearers as part of this new material.

Delhi HC to pass order tomorrow on the Enforcement Directorate's plea challenging the bail granted to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, currently held in Tihar Jail, has lost eight kilograms since his arrest on March 21, the AAP reported on Saturday. A medical board from AIIMS has suggested adding 'paratha and puri' to his diet.

Kejriwal argued before the Supreme Court that high vourt's stay order was unlawful, as it was based on oral mentionings and the trial court's order was not available. However, the Supreme Court stated that it cannot prejudge the High Court's actions and should wait for the high court's detailed order.

The Supreme Court has noted that the high court, in its stay order, mentioned that a detailed order would be issued shortly, possibly by tomorrow. Consequently, the Supreme Court has scheduled Kejriwal's plea for the day after.

SC posts Arvind Kejriwal plea against Delhi HC stay order on his bail to day after tomorrow.

Kejriwal, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21, was poised to be released from Tihar Jail on Friday had the high court not intervened with interim relief for the federal anti-money laundering agency. The high court suspended the implementation of the challenged order, stating, "Until the pronouncement of this order, the operation of the impugned order shall remain stayed." The court instructed all parties to submit written arguments by June 24. The court indicated it would reserve its decision for two to three days to thoroughly review the case files.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi high court's stay on his bail. According to Aam Aadmi Party, Kejriwal's lawyers have requested a hearing to be scheduled for tomorrow morning. The Delhi high court's stay, issued on Friday, halted the bail granted to Kejriwal by the Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal filed a petition in the Supreme Court regarding the stay imposed on his bail by the Delhi High Court. Arvind Kejriwal's lawyers have appealed for a hearing tomorrow morning: AAP

The judge said that the full truth cannot be uncovered from witnesses who have changed their statements. Instead, it must be based on solid evidence legally obtained by the investigating agency. The court noted that the ED failed to provide direct evidence linking Kejriwal to the crime proceeds. However, some associates of the CM might be involved. The ED also couldn't explain how they concluded that Rs 1 crore from Vinod Chauhan was crime-related or how the Rs 40 crore found during the investigation was linked to the crime. The judge questioned how long Kejriwal should remain in custody without solid evidence until the full amount is recovered.

A city court granted bail to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday in a money laundering case tied to the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, while noting that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seemed biased in its actions. However, Delhi high court bench stayed the bail order on Friday following an ED appeal. The ED had argued that "investigation is an art and sometimes one accused is given the 'lollipop' of bail and pardon to coax them into revealing the truth behind the crime." Special Judge Niyay Bindu questioned this assertion, saying that if investigation is treated as an art, it could lead to individuals being unjustly implicated and detained by selectively using or excluding evidence. This situation, according to the judge, suggests bias on the part of the investigating agency.

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Manoj Tiwari on Friday said that the Aam Aadmi Party should learn to respect the court's decision after the Delhi High Court stayed the trial court order granting bail of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case related to alleged excise policy "scam".

"The fight against corruption will continue. I have full faith in the court and the investigation agencies. AAP should learn to respect the court's decision. Bail is not a relaxation," Tiwari told ANI.

"We believe that the accused will be punished and the innocent will be spared," Tiwari added.

On Delhi Minister Atishi sitting on an indefinite hunger strike over the water crisis, he said, "AAP leader and Delhi Minister Atishi is protesting against the water crisis. It was the duty of the Delhi government to provide water to the people. She is protesting against her own government..."

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal on Friday lashed out at the Enforcement Directorate for challenging her husband's bail order in the high court, accusing it of acting as if the AAP national convener was the "most wanted terrorist in India". The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) cited the Rouse Avenue court order granting bail to Kejriwal, saying it had demolished the case of the ED and demanded that the BJP should apologise to the party and Kejriwal.

The central probe agency failed to furnish direct evidence linking Kejriwal to the proceeds of crime in the money laundering case against him, a Delhi court has said while ordering his release on bail on Thursday.

On the ED's plea, the Delhi High Court granted interim stay on the trial court's order giving bail to the chief minister. The high court also issued a notice to Kejriwal seeking his response on ED's plea challenging the trial court's June 20 order by which he was granted bail.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday launched a scathing attack against the Centre alleging the misuse of the central investigation agencies and said that Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal was arrested without any evidence against him."Kejriwal always defeats Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This is why he got arrested during the time of the general elections in the country. There is no evidence against him. There are no documents that go against him. Kejriwal was kept in jail for about three months that too in an unlawful way. Many more ministers are in Tihar jail. Hemant Soren too is in jail," said Sanjay Raut at a press conference in Maharashtra's Mumbai.