The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Arvind Kejriwal Gets Interim Bail In Money Laundering Case
The court said that the AAP supremo “suffered incarceration of 90 days“. Even though Kejriwal has been granted bail, he will remain in Tihar Jail as the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) has also arrested him in connection with a corruption case related to the alleged scam.
As per media reports, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta referred Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest by the ED to a larger bench.
“Given that the right to life is concerned and since the matter is referred to a larger bench, we direct Arvind Kejriwal to be released on interim bail,“ said Justice Khanna.
The bench clarified that the question of interim bail could be modified by the larger bench. Further, the court added, “Arvind Kejriwal has suffered incarceration for more than 90 days. He is an elected leader, and it is up to him whether he wants to continue in the role or not.“