Bail or jail? SC verdict on Delhi CM Kejriwal's interim bail plea on May 10
Justice Sanjiv Khanna said the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's main matter related to the challenge to his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate will also be taken on the same day
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Will Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, get interim bail anytime soon? The Supreme Court will decide and render its verdict on Friday, May 10.
“We will pronounce the interim order (on interim bail) on Friday. The main matter related to the challenge to arrest will also be taken on the same day,” Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who headed the bench which heard Kejriwal’s petition against his arrest in the case, said.
The decision to pass the order on interim bail of Kejriwal on Friday was made by Justice Khanna after Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, who was appearing for the Centre in a matter related to Goods and Services Tax (GST), sought clarification on the listing of Delhi CM’s plea.
Kejriwal, who is also the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), was arrested on March 21 and is currently lodged in Tihar Jail under judicial custody.
A Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta, had on May 7, reserved its verdict on interim bail to Kejriwal.
The two-judge bench had risen without pronouncing an order granting interim bail to Kejriwal that would have enabled the political leader to campaign in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
