Arvind Kejriwal's Bail : Live Updates From Supreme Court

ASG: Accused persons, south group, retrieved a 36-page document...policy was approved by Kejriwal on 15th April. Hurried manner...at the peak of Covid.

ASG: Rs. 44.54 crores have been sent through hawala from Goa to Delhi. Used by AAP for Goa elections. Approver-Dinesh Arora has confirmed...

ASG: Wholesalers paid bribe, they got increased profit

J Kant: when was the order passed on your application?

ASG answers.

Bench re-assembles

ASG: I was reading our application seeking permission to arrest

Bench rises. To re-assemble after lunch break.

ASG taking the court through CBI's application seeking permission to arrest Kejriwal

ASG: In present case, there was order of court, permission I sought was acceded. court granted me the power. so, these conditions will not apply. S.41 is complied with.

ASG: If there is power to investigate, there is power to arrest. unless, taken away as in case of non-cognizable offense.

ASG: As far as arrest is concerned, kindly look at S.41. Arrest is part of investigation.

ASG switches to SLP challenging arrest

ASG: my arguments will be subject to the contention that this court is not the first court that should hear...

ASG: They can't go to High Court first and then to Sessions Court. Provision has to be interpreted in such a manner...there is no special circumstance...other than that he's an influential political personality.

ASG: Sub-section (3) of this section is missing under S.439

J Bhuyan: 439 deals with bail, there is a question of liberty. There can't be embargo. 397 is revision. They can file any number of bail applications