The Central Bureau of Investigation also known as CBI filed a chargesheet against the Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal and others in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court in the Delhi Liquor policy case.
Arvind Kejriwal is in the Aam Aadmi Party and was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the 21st of March for a money laundering case which was linked to the liquor policy scam. The Supreme Court did grant him an interim bail but he’s still in jail as the CBI arrested him for a related matter.
The court stated that there was no level in the state’s objection that Arvind Kejriwal still stays in the judicial custody for the corruption case registered by the CBI, and nothing could block him from moving a related application in that case or other cases that are unresolved against him in different states.
The court also added, Undeniably Arvind Kejriwal has nearly 30-40 cases lined up against him in different states and is continued to be in custody in the CBI case. To keep this fundamental right to a particular case and to stand firm on an individual application in each case, is not only going to take a short-sighted view but would also result in a variety of similar relief being declared in other cases.
According to the court, asking Arvind Kejriwal to take up each case individually would just result in delay and might also violate his right to effective legal help.
Tihar jail authorities stated that there numerous other prisoners who have 100 cases pending filed against them but they are only allowed to meet their lawyers 2 times in a week.
The ED stated that the CM was using his meetings with lawyers as a medium to send out instructions to the ministers of the Delhi government.
The CM got arrested by the CBI on June 26 for a linked similar money laundering case that was registered by the ED.
The supreme court granted him an interim bail on July 12.
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