Live Updates from CBI Court
Judge presides.
CBI's counsel informs court that Kejriwal has been arrested.
CBI's counsel takes the court through the facts of the case and Kejriwal's alleged involvement.
CBI's counsel: Vijay Nair, a close confidant of the Chief Minister" is then given the responsibility to coordinate. We have details to show, the dates etc....
CBI's counsel: South team visited Delhi. The COVID wave was on its peak. Deaths were happening. They prepare a report and give it to Abhishek Boinpally. It is sent through Vijay Nair to Manish Sisodia.
Meanwhile, in the Supreme Court, Sr Adv AM Singhvi sought to withdraw the petition filed against the June 21 stay order passed by the Delhi High Court. This is to file a fresh petition challenging the June 25 order pronounced by the Delhi High Court giving detailed reasons to stay the bail order passed by the trial court in the money laundering case.
Granting liberty to file a fresh petition, a vacation bench of Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti dismissed the petition as withdrawn.
#BREAKING Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrested by CBI in connection with liquor policy case.
After court’s permission, Kejriwal is being examined by CBI in the court. Matter to resume shortly.
Court: We will take it after 15 minutes.
Chaudhari: Your lordships may give me the earlier application, order passed, the application for production warrants and the order passed in that. Then whatever happens I'll proceed on that.
Court: Let them examine him... He says you can have access to the copies by way of certified copies. I will give you the entire set but they will examine him. That's a different thing.
Court: Application for examination and interrogation was filed. It was allowed. Yesterday they moved application for production warrants. Production warrants were issued for today.
CBI's counsel says that no advance notice has to be given for the remand application.
Chaudhari: It is grossest abuse of process of law. They were waiting till I get bail in PMLA case.
Chaudhari: To deny me an opportunity of an effective hearing at this stage, because this procedure doesn't entail that I am eclipsed from hearing. Give me a chance to file a formal reply of their application.