Arvind Kejriwal Approaches Supreme Court Against High Court’s Stay On Bail

New Delhi: 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the Delhi High Court’s pause on his bail in a corruption case related to the liquor policy case till a petition by the Enforcement Directorate is heard.

The Central agency had challenged the bail granted to Mr Kejriwal hours before he was to leave Tihar jail. On Friday, the high court said till it heard the agency’s petition, the trial court order for bail will not take effect.

Mr Kejriwal’s lawyers have sought a hearing tomorrow.

Mr Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on charges of money laundering. The agency has alleged that the Chief Minister got money from the liquor lobby for framing the excise policy and it was used to fund his Aam Aadmi Party’s election campaign in Goa.

He has been in jail since March 21 except for a brief interim bail granted by the Supreme Court ahead of the general election.