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Hearing on Kejriwal’s petition today in the Supreme Court
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The interim bail plea of ​​Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, jailed in the Delhi liquor scam, was heard in the Supreme Court today. On May 3, the bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Dutta said that in view of the Lok Sabha elections, Consider Kejriwal’s temporary bail so that he can participate in the election campaign.
ED opposes Kejriwal’s bail release
During the hearing of the case, ED told the court that Arvind Kejriwal stayed at the 7-star Grand Hyatt hotel during the 2022 Goa assembly elections and the hotel bill was paid by Chanpreet Singh. Chanpreet Singh is accused of allegedly receiving funds for the Aam Aadmi Party’s election campaign in the Goa elections. ED’s additional lawyer SV Raju opposed Kejriwal’s interim bail and said, “This is not a politically motivated case. We are not worried about the politics going on in this case, but our concern is about the evidence. Initially our focus was not on Arvind Kejriwal and also the Ed M did not consider taking action against Kejriwal, but as the investigation progressed, Kejriwal’s role became clear.
Singhvi said – there is no evidence against Kejriwal
Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi is presenting arguments on behalf of Kejriwal and Additional Advocate General SV Raju is presenting arguments on behalf of ED. Kejriwal’s lawyer Singhvi says there is no evidence against the chief minister and his arrest is illegal. Failure to appear before the investigating agency cannot be a basis for arrest. SV Raju says that the decision to arrest was not only taken by the investigating officers but was also taken by a special judge.
