Delhi High Court to Rule on Arvind Kejriwal's Bail Plea in Money Laundering Case

The Delhi High Court is set to give its verdict on the Enforcement Directorate's plea to stay the trial court's order, which granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the alleged excise scam-related money laundering case.

The Delhi High Court is poised to deliver its verdict on Tuesday regarding the Enforcement Directorate's plea to halt the trial court's decision that granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the alleged excise scam.

The judgment, slated for 2:30 p.m., comes after a vacation bench of Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain reserved its order on June 21. The room reservation followed the ED's challenge to the trial court's ruling, putting it on hold until the announcement.

Kejriwal, apprehended by the ED on March 21, would have been released from Tihar jail had the high court not provided interim relief to the central anti-money laundering authority. On June 20, the trial court granted Kejriwal bail on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh, imposing conditions such as refraining from hampering the investigation or influencing witnesses.

The ED labeled the trial court's order as 'perverse,' 'one-sided,' and 'wrong-sided,' claiming that the findings were based on irrelevant facts. The excise policy in question was scrapped in 2022 after the Delhi lieutenant governor called for a CBI probe into alleged corruption and irregularities in its formulation and execution. Both the CBI and ED assert that the policy was modified improperly, and undue benefits were extended to license holders.

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