Arvind Kejriwal Bail: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been granted interim bail by the Supreme Court.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been granted provisional bail by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of Delhi has granted temporary bail to New Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the case of his suspected intoxication. This bail is valid through June 1. Abhishek Singhvi, the attorney for Arvind Kejriwal, had requested that bail be granted before June 4. But Kejriwal was given temporary release by the court until June 1st, provided that the campaign finishes 48 hours beforehand. Another restriction placed on Arvind Kejriwal is that he is not allowed to discuss the subject with supporters. In the meantime, polls are scheduled on May 25 in Punjab and June 1 in Delhi.
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When will Arvind Kejriwal come out of jail?
After the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal, the court order will be sent to the trial court. After that, the order of release from the trial court will be sent to the Tihar Jail administration. Arvind Kejriwal will be released after due process is completed by the Tihar Jail administration. All release orders received daily in Tihar Jail are processed in about 1 hour. In such a situation, there is a possibility that Arvind Kejriwal will be released from jail today.
Arrested by ED on March 21
ED arrested Arvind Kejriwal on March 21. ED officials raided Kejriwal’s house. Kejriwal was arrested by the ED officials after a few hours of interrogation. At that time, Aam Aadmi Party workers took to the streets and staged aggressive protests. In the interim, Kejriwal had tried to get bail. However, they were not successful. But now, Arvind Kejriwal will be out of jail ahead of the Delhi Lok Sabha elections as the Supreme Court has granted him interim bail. This is considered a big relief for Aam Aadmi Party.
ED opposes Kejriwal’s bail
The Delhi Chief Minister had filed a petition in the court seeking interim bail for the Lok Sabha election campaign. Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21 in the Delhi liquor policy case. It was said that Kejriwal, who is in ED custody, should get bail to participate in the election campaign. However, the investigating agency had already opposed granting bail to the AAP chief. It said that giving bail to Kejriwal would send the wrong message. He cannot be treated as a special person. However, a bench of Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Justice Dipankar Dutta granted bail to Kejriwal after hearing the arguments.
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