Today, On 31st July, The judicial custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with AAP leader Manish Sisodia and BRS leader K Kavitha, has been extended by a Delhi court. Kejriwal’s custody in the money laundering case investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is extended till July 31, and his custody in the corruption case handled by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is extended till August 8.
New Delhi: A Delhi court extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, and BRS leader K. Kavitha in the excise policy case.
The extension ordered by Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Court, with the custody extended until August 9 for the CBI case and until August 13 for the money laundering case investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
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The accused participated in the court proceedings via video conferencing from Tihar Jail following the expiration of their previous judicial custody term.
The Delhi High Court recently reserved its decision on a bail application submitted by CM Kejriwal concerning the CBI corruption case. On the same day, the CBI presented its charge sheet to a special court against Kejriwal and other implicated individuals.
Meanwhile, the ED already filed its prosecution complaint, listing Kejriwal and the AAP as accused in the money laundering case.
Despite the Supreme Court granting interim bail to Kejriwal in the ED case on July 12, he remains in jail due to his arrest by the CBI, which prevented his release.
Sisodia’s arrest by the CBI on February 26, 2023, followed by subsequent detention in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, has drawn attention to the legal proceedings surrounding the case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) also arrested Sisodia on March 9 in connection with a money laundering case initiated by the CBI-led investigation.
Despite Sisodia’s bail pleas, the Supreme Court upheld the denial of relief, citing the tentative establishment of a money trail amounting to Rs 338 crore in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the Delhi liquor policy.
K. Kavitha was previously remanded to judicial custody until April 23, 2024, by the Rouse Avenue Court. The ED’s investigation revealed that Kavitha, along with others, conspired with top leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, to obtain favors in the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy. In return for these favors, she was allegedly involved in paying Rs. 100 crore to AAP leaders.