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Informist, Thursday, Sep 12, 2024

 

--CONTEXT: SC hearing Kejriwal's pleas in Delhi liquor policy case 

--SC to pronounce order on Kejriwal's bail plea, CBI arrest on Fri 

 

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Friday will pronounce its order on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea and his challenge to the Central Bureau of Investigation's arrest in the Delhi liquor policy case. On Sep 5, the apex court had reserved its verdict in the case. 

 

On Wednesday, a Delhi court had extended the judicial custody of Kejriwal till Sep 25 in the CBI's case against him. The apex court has already given interim bail to Kejriwal in the Enforcement Directorate's probe into the same case as it was deciding some legal issues involved in the matter, but he remained in jail on account of the CBI case. Kejriwal can walk out of jail if the Supreme Court grants him bail in the CBI's case on Friday.  

 

Both the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI are investigating the now-scrapped Delhi liquor policy. While the former is investigating the money laundering aspect of the case, the central probe agency is looking into financial irregularities. 

 

The Delhi government had announced an excise policy in November 2021, allowing private companies to distribute liquor in the national capital. Later, the policy was withdrawn over allegations of cartelisation and monopoly. Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Mar 21 for allegedly being involved in money-laundering in the liquor policy case.

 

On Jun 26, the CBI arrested Kejriwal after the Rouse Avenue court permitted the probe agency to interrogate him in the case. Thereafter, the Rouse Avenue court on Sep 3 took cognisance of the fourth supplementary chargesheet filed by the CBI. In its fourth supplementary chargesheet, the CBI has alleged that Kejriwal was one of the main conspirators in the case. It claimed that the kickback money was spent as per Kejriwal's wishes as the entire money was sent as funds to the Aam Aadmi Party. The probe agency has said Kejriwal had promised 9 mln rupees to each candidate in the 40 constituencies during elections in Goa.  End

 

Reported by Surya Tripathi

Edited by Tanima Banerjee

 

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