Will Kejriwal walk free? Supreme Court to deliver verdict on AAP leader's petitions
File image of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on the petitions filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday (September 13). The AAP leader's petitions include one appealing against the denial of bail and another contesting his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the excise policy case.
If the court rules in his favour, Kejriwal could be released almost six months after his initial arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and two months after receiving bail for thearrest. The Supreme Court hadgranted him bail on July 12 in the case investigated by the ED. However, he remained in custody because the CBI had arrested him on June 26, just as the ED withdrew its challenge in the same case.
During the last hearing on September 5, the Supreme Court reserved its judgment on Kejriwal's petitions. According to the Supreme Court’s schedule for September 13, a bench led by Justice Surya Kant will announce the verdict at 10:30 AM.
If Kejriwal is granted bail, he will become the fifth opposition figure to be released in connection with this case. Others who have been released so far include his former deputy Manish Sisodia, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, K Kavitha of the BRS, and AAP leader Durgesh Pathak.
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Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest timeline
Kejriwal was first arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21, shortly after his plea for interim protection was rejected by the Delhi High Court. Although the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in the ED case on July 12, he remained in jail due to his arrest by the CBI on June 26.
The Delhi High Court ruled on August 5 that Kejriwal's arrest was lawful, adding that the CBI’s actions were appropriate and that there was no malice involved. The court also said that Kejriwal’s arrest made witnesses feel safe enough to come forward and testify.
The CBI filed its fourth chargesheet in the case on July 30, naming multiple people, including Kejriwal, Satyendar Jain, Amit Arora, Vinod Chauhan, Ashish Mathur, and P Sarath Reddy. According to the CBI, Kejriwal is described as “one of the main conspirators,” allegedly linked to the South Group led by K Kavitha.
(With inputs from agencies)
