Delhi Court Denies Interim Bail to Arvind Kejriwal in Excise Policy Case
The Delhi Court has denied interim bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case. The verdict was reserved last week on his bail petitions.
The court, however, directed the authorities to conduct required medical tests for the Aam Aadmi Party chief. Kejriwal's judicial custody has been extended till June 19 by the Rouse Avenue court. He was produced virtually before the court for the hearing.
The court will take up Kejriwal's application seeking default bail in the case on June 7.
Kejriwal Sent to Judicial Custody Until June 5
The Rouse Avenue Court on Sunday sent Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody until June 5. Duty judge Sanjeev Aggarwal noted that Kejriwal had surrendered to Tihar Jail following Supreme Court directions.
The bench was hearing an application from the Enforcement Directorate seeking judicial custody of the Delhi chief minister. The application was pending as Kejriwal was on interim bail during elections.
The ED had sought an extension of Kejriwal's judicial custody by a period of 14 days. The application was moved on May 20 when Kejriwal was out on interim bail.
Kejriwal Granted Temporary Bail for Lok Sabha Elections
Kejriwal was arrested in March and then granted a temporary, three-week bail to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, which concluded on June 1. After the polling ended, he returned to pre-trial detention the following day.
Kejriwal is currently lodged in the Tihar jail. He was arrested in a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy.