Supreme Court grants bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Liquor scam case

Kathmandu: The Supreme Court has granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case registered by CBI in the alleged excise policy scam.

The Supreme Court granted bail to Chief Minister Kejriwal on Friday, It said that prolonged incarceration amounts to unjust deprivation of liberty. The apex court had reserved the verdict on September 5 after hearing counsels representing Kejriwal and CBI.

Kejriwal had directly approached the Delhi High Court for bail and then moved to the apex court. On August 5, the Delhi High Court upheld the arrest of the Chief Minister as “legal.” It had dismissed Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest, saying it was only after sufficient evidence was collected and sanction was obtained in April 2024.

Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21, 2024, in connection with a money laundering probe relating to alleged irregularities in the now-cancelled Delhi excise policy 2021-22.

AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by CBI while he was in custody of the Enforcement Directorate in the excise case on June 26, 2024.

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