Supreme Court To Hear Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against ED Arrest Today

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Days after his arrest, the Supreme Court is set to hear Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the excise policy case on April 15, Monday. 

A bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna will hear Arvind Kejriwal's case. However, the Enforcement Directorate has opposed Arvind Kejriwal's bail. The top court is also expected to release the verdict today.

As Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody is set to conclude today, he will be produced before the Rouse Avenue Court via video conferencing from Tihar Jail today. Moreover, Arvind Kejriwal will also meet Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann in the Tihar Jail premises today.

The Delhi High Court dismissed Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest on April 9, Tuesday. A single-judge bench led by Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma ruled that the Enforcement Directorate possessed sufficient evidence to arrest Arvind Kejriwal. Moreover, it also ruled that CM Arvind Kejriwal will not enjoy any special privileges as the judges as bound by the law and not politics. 

The authorities shifted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to Tihar Jail and lodged him in jail number two following the orders of Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court which granted Judicial custody of 15 days to Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Liquorgate case on April 1, Monday. Previously, Kejriwal was under the Enforcement Directorate's custody in the Delhi excise policy case since his arrest.

The Enforcement Directorate arrested Delhi CM and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal from his residence in connection with the Delhi Liquorgate case. He was arrested following search operations and Interrogations conducted by the ED at his residence on March 21, Thursday.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh walked out of the Tihar jail on April 3, Wednesday as the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted him bail as the ED failed to recover money pertinent to the scam. Moreover, he was arrested on October 4, 2023. However, the bail order is not precedent.