Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal granted bail Today (March 16th) by a Delhi court in a case pertaining to the Delhi Excise Policy.
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NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi and a prominent figure in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), was granted conditional bail by a Delhi Court. This event unfolded Today and is rooted in allegations tied to the city’s excise policy. The court set Kejriwal’s bail at Rs 15,000 and scheduled the following session for 10 AM on April 1, after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) lodged complaints accusing him of neglecting legal summons.
During his court appearance at Rouse Avenue, where security was notably increased, Kejriwal faced allegations of ignoring summonses from the ED. AAP’s legal head, Sanjeev Nasiar, briefed the media, stating,
“The court had summoned CM (Arvind Kejriwal). That time he attended it through video conferencing when he was directed again he said that he would appear physically. He appeared today & submitted the bail bond. The bail was granted”.
The ED’s perspective was shared by AAP MLA and Advocate Madan Lal with the news agencies:
“It is a bailable offence & we believe that it is an unreasonable case. Our argument will happen on April 1”.
Meanwhile, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari provided his take on the proceedings to media, emphasizing Kejriwal’s legal obligations:
“He has got bail on bail bond of Rs 15,000 in the case of complaints filed by ED. He is on bail and has been asked by the court to respond to the ED summons and obey the law. Following the law is appropriate for a person who has taken the oath of the Constitution”.
AAP leader Reena Gupta condemned the actions against Kejriwal, labeling them as politically motivated:
“We have been saying from the start that this is a political vendetta & is a baseless case. No evidence has been found,”
-she reported to media.
She also touched upon the contentious topic of electoral bonds, critiquing the BJP’s alleged misuse of central agencies and their utilization of electoral bonds for extensive funding:
“The big issue ahead of the country is the electoral bonds case. The central agencies were misused by the BJP. The BJP used electoral bonds for massive funds”.
In the days leading up to these events, Kejriwal proactively approached the Sessions Court to address the summonses issued by the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, a move spurred by the complaints from the ED. These complaints were tied to his alleged non-compliance related to the Delhi liquor policy money laundering case. The AAP leader had committed to cooperating with the ED and consented to make a court appearance in relation to the excise policy case post-March 12.
However, it’s noted that Kejriwal had previously disregarded eight summonses from the ED, dated February 26, February 19, February 2, January 18, January 3, November 2, and December 22, labeling them as “illegal and politically motivated”. A fresh complaint was lodged against him by the central investigation agency on March 7 for failing to respond to the latest four summonses under Section 50 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Furthermore, an earlier complaint by the ED against Kejriwal pertained to his absence in response to the first three summonses within the context of the money laundering case concerning the now-defunct Delhi excise policy, a matter which was revisited in the court’s current session.
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