On Brink Of Release, Arvind Kejriwal’s Bail Paused Till New Court Decision

New Delhi: 

The Delhi High Court today halted Arvind Kejriwal’s anticipated release on bail after an urgent petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) just hours before the Delhi Chief Minister was set to leave Tihar jail. The court said till it heard the probe agency’s petition, which could take another 2-3 days, Mr Kejriwal would remain in jail.

The high court also issued notice to Mr Kejriwal seeking his response on ED’s plea challenging the trial court’s June 20 order by which he was granted bail.

“Till the pronouncement of this order, the operation of the impugned order shall remain stayed,” a vacation bench of Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain

The court said it was reserving the order for 2-3 days as it wanted to go through the entire records.

Earlier today, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju, representing the ED, argued against the trial court’s decision to grant bail to Mr Kejriwal, labelling it as “perverse” and highlighting serious procedural irregularities. “The trial court’s order is completely flawed. The court said there was no direct proof. That’s a wrong statement by the court,” Mr Raju said before the bench comprising Justices Sudhir Kumar Jain and Ravinder Dudeja.

“We showed material but nothing considered. There are two ways when bail can be cancelled. If relevant facts are not considered and irrelevant facts are considered, that is grounds for cancellation of bail. I am saying look at the soundness of the order. Could have granted bail but not in this manner. Totally perverse order,” he added.

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