[BREAKING] Arvind Kejriwal Moves Supreme Court to Quash CBI Arrest

Jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Today (August 12th) moved Supreme Court seeking to quash his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. The Delhi High Court had on August 5 refused to quash Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the central agency.

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NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, currently imprisoned, approached the Supreme Court in an effort to overturn his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in relation to the Delhi excise policy case.

This legal move comes after the Delhi High Court, on August 5, declined to nullify Kejriwal’s arrest by the central investigative agency. The denial by the High Court prompted Kejriwal to file an immediate appeal before the Supreme Court, seeking relief.

The petition in the Supreme Court has been submitted through advocate Vivek Jain.

Kejriwal was apprehended by the CBI on June 26 while he was already under judicial custody due to a money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Although the Supreme Court later granted him interim bail in the ED case, Kejriwal remains incarcerated because he has not yet secured bail in the CBI case.

In his legal battle, Kejriwal had filed two distinct petitions before the Delhi High Court—one requesting bail and the other challenging the legality of his arrest by the CBI. However, the High Court rejected the petition to quash the arrest. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna ruled that

“there were adequate grounds to arrest Kejriwal.”

Regarding his bail application, the High Court did not delve into the substantive merits of the case but instead directed Kejriwal to seek bail from the trial court. Kejriwal had initially approached the High Court directly to request bail.

This legal situation unfolds in the backdrop of a recent Supreme Court decision where bail was granted to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, who is embroiled in the same case.

The Supreme Court expressed its concern that lower courts, including High Courts and trial courts, appear to be “playing it safe” by routinely denying bail in criminal cases, rather than adhering to the principle that “granting bail should be the norm.”

CASE TITLE:
Arvind Kejriwal v Central Bureau of Investigation.

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