Kejriwal Moves SC Against Delhi HC’s Verdict On His Arrest In Excise Policy Case

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday moved Supreme Court against Delhi High Court’s verdict upholding his arrest by the CBI in an alleged corruption case related to excise policy case.

Earlier, the Delhi High Court had upheld the arrest of the Kejriwal as legal, and said there was no malice in the acts of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which demonstrated how the AAP supremo could influence witnesses who could muster the courage to depose only after his arrest.

The appeal has been filed by Kejriwal in the top court, a lawyer associated with the case told PTI.

The high court, while upholding his arrest, had asked Kejriwal to move the trial court first for seeking regular bail.

AAP supremo Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21, was granted bail by the trial court in the money laundering case on June 20. However, the trial court's order was stayed by the high court.

On July 12, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in the money laundering case.

The excise policy 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 policy.

According to the CBI and the ED, irregularities were committed while modifying the excise policy and undue favours extended to licence holders.