Disappointment to CM Kejriwal from High Court, petition declaring arrest illegal rejected,Kejriwal’s petition challenging ED’s arrest and detention in the money laundering case related to the liquor scam was heard in the Delhi High Court on Tuesday. The court said that the petition is not for bail. In the petition, the petitioner has termed the detention as wrong. While delivering the verdict, Justice Swaran Kant Sharma rejected the petition. At the same time, news is being received from Aam Aadmi Party sources that AAP does not agree with the decision of the High Court. Kejriwal can approach the Supreme Court tomorrow itself against the decision of the High Court.
Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma had reserved the decision on April 3 after hearing lengthy arguments. The court said that we believe that judges are bound by law, not by politics. Judgments are given on the basis of legal principles, not political considerations. The court cannot go into the realm of politics. The court also upheld the subsequent remand orders of the trial court, including the order through which Kejriwal was sent to judicial custody.
#WATCH | On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by ED dismissed by Delhi High Court, ASG SV Raju, representing the Enforcement Directorate in the Delhi liquor policy case says, “Today the judge gave the judgement after seeing all the evidence and the court also… pic.twitter.com/vA608tfEpb
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On the timing of Kejriwal’s arrest before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, he said, this court is of the opinion that the accused has been arrested and his arrest and remand investigation should be conducted as per law and not as per the election timings. Kejriwal would know about the dates of Lok Sabha, he would know when the elections would be held.
He said after going through the material presented by the ED, the material collected by the ED shows that Arvind Kejriwal had hatched the conspiracy and was actively involved in the utilization and concealment of the proceeds of crime. ED’s case also shows that he is involved in his individual capacity as well as as the convenor of AAP.
ASG SV Raju, who is representing the Enforcement Directorate in the Delhi Liquor Policy case, said, ‘Today the judge pronounced the verdict after looking at all the evidence and the court also said that the money trail has been detected. The court has given justice today and the court has said that the arrest of CM Kejriwal is legal.