The Delhi Excessive Courtroom will as we speak hear Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea difficult his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Justice Neena Bansal Krishna will preside over the bench that can hear the Delhi chief minister’s petition, which was filed on Monday, July 1.
Arvind Kejriwal was initially arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 in reference to the Delhi excise coverage case. He was subsequently arrested by the CBI in June. This arrest by the CBI got here shortly after an area court docket granted Kejriwal bail in a associated cash laundering case.
Kejriwal has additionally contested a June 26 trial court docket order, which remanded him to a few days in CBI custody. Following this, on June 29, the trial court docket positioned him in judicial custody till July 12.
Allegations and Courtroom’s Stance
The CBI has accused Arvind Kejriwal of not cooperating with their investigation, offering evasive responses throughout his three-day custody. Additionally they expressed issues that Kejriwal may affect witnesses concerned within the Delhi excise coverage case.
Delhi Chief Minister and different AAP leaders have been accused by investigative businesses of accepting Rs. 100 crore in kickbacks in change for crafting a liquor coverage that benefitted a bunch of politicians and businessmen. This coverage was later revoked following a advice for a probe into licensing irregularities by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor.
