New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Thursday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy case. The Delhi court also declines ED’s prayer to stay Arvind Kejriwal’s bail order for 48 hours. Special Judge Niyay Bindu granted the AAP leader relief on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh. The judge issued the order after hearing arguments from the prosecution and defence counsel on Kejriwal’s application for regular bail.
Before providing the AAP leader with the relief, the court did, however, place some restrictions on him, such as a promise not to interfere with the investigation or sway the witnesses. In addition, the judge gave Kejriwal instructions to assist with the investigation and show up in court as needed.
After hearing from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which aimed to connect Kejriwal to the purported proceeds of crime and co-accused, and the defence, which contended that the prosecution lacked sufficient evidence to convict the AAP leader, the judge had earlier in the day reserved the order.
The Rouse Avenue court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and another accused Vinod Chauhan till July 3 in a money laundering case related to the Delhi Excise policy.