Excise coverage CBI case: Delhi HC dismisses Arvind Kejriwal’s plea in opposition to arrest | Delhi Information

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Excessive Court docket on Monday upheld Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) within the corruption case stemming from the alleged excise coverage rip-off, dealing a large blow to the AAP chief. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed Kejriwal’s plea difficult his arrest, holding that it can’t be stated it was with none justifiable cause.
The excessive courtroom additionally disposed of the AAP nationwide convenor’s bail plea and granted him liberty to method the trial courtroom for aid.
The excessive courtroom had on July 17 reserved its order on his plea difficult his arrest by the CBI.
It had reserved the order on the AAP chief’s bail plea on July 29 after listening to the arguments of the counsel for Kejriwal and the central company.
Kejriwal was arrested by the CBI on June 26 from Tihar Jail, the place he was lodged in judicial custody in a related cash laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
The chief minister, who was arrested by the ED on March 21, was granted bail by the trial courtroom within the cash laundering case on June 20. Nevertheless, the trial courtroom’s order was stayed by the excessive courtroom.
On July 12, the Supreme Court docket granted him interim bail within the cash laundering case.
The excise coverage was scrapped in 2022 after the Delhi lieutenant governor ordered a CBI probe into alleged irregularities and corruption involving the formulation and execution of the excise coverage.
In line with the CBI and the ED, irregularities have been dedicated whereas modifying the excise coverage and undue favours prolonged to licence holders.