May 30th 2024.
In New Delhi on Thursday, a court issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea for regular bail in a money laundering case. The case is connected to the supposed excise scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja initially instructed the central probe agency to submit their response to Kejriwal's request by Saturday. However, the matter has now been postponed until June 7, as the ED has requested for more time to respond.
The judge also directed the ED to submit their response by Saturday on Kejriwal's other plea for interim bail on medical grounds. Currently, Kejriwal is out on interim bail until June 1, granted by the Supreme Court. However, the Supreme Court registry refused to give urgent listing to Kejriwal's plea for an extension of his interim bail by seven days. They stated that since he has the option to approach the trial court for regular bail, the plea is not valid.
In his plea filed before the apex court on May 26, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader requested for an extension of his interim bail by seven days to undergo various medical tests, including a PET-CT scan. This is due to his sudden and unexplained weight loss coupled with high ketone levels, which could be indicative of kidney, cardiac, or even cancer-related issues. Kejriwal also mentioned that he plans to surrender before Tihar jail authorities on June 9 instead of the scheduled date of June 2.
The Supreme Court had previously granted Kejriwal 21-day interim bail to allow him to campaign during the Lok Sabha elections. He was directed to surrender on June 2, a day after the last phase of the seven-phase poll concludes. The case revolves around the alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government's now-scrapped excise policy for 2021-22. This case has been covered by PTI.
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