Arvind Kejriwal's Challenge To ED Arrest : Live Updates From Delhi High Court Hearing

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3 April 2024 10:32 AM IST

  • Arvind Kejriwals Challenge To ED Arrest : Live Updates From Delhi High Court Hearing

    The Delhi High Court will hear today Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest by the ED in the alleged liquor policy scam case.The matter will be heard by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.Kejriwal is currently in judicial custody. He was arrested on the night of March 21. On March 22, the trial court remanded him to six days of ED custody, which was extended by further four...

    The Delhi High Court will hear today Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest by the ED in the alleged liquor policy scam case.

    The matter will be heard by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.

    Kejriwal is currently in judicial custody. He was arrested on the night of March 21. On March 22, the trial court remanded him to six days of ED custody, which was extended by further four days. On April 01, he was remanded to judicial custody till April 15.

    Earlier, Justice Sharma had denied interim relief to Kejriwal and only issued notice on his plea challenging the arrest, as well as his interim application seeking immediate release.

    Follow this page for live updates from today's hearing :

    Live Updates

    • 3 April 2024 4:12 PM IST

      Singhvi: My learned friend doesn't describe one thing which the petition is and labels everything what it is not. It's a challenge to arrest under Section 19. By miscategorization of something, you try to make it infructuous.

    • 3 April 2024 4:08 PM IST

      Singhvi commences rebuttal submissions.

    • 3 April 2024 4:08 PM IST

      Raju: Regarding sufficiency, I've dealt it in my counter.

      Raju ends his submissions. 

    • 3 April 2024 4:05 PM IST

      Raju: Scheme of approvership has been approved in crpc. Thus, the person is given protection. Otherwise they'll be no evidence.

      There is a direct judgment of SC that this is not inducement. 

    • 3 April 2024 4:05 PM IST

      Raju: Kejriwal was responsible for affairs of AAP at the relevant time when kickbacks were taken and money laundering was done. There may be more than one person who is responsible for affairs of the company. Tomorrow if we have evidence, we may make others also accused. 

    • 3 April 2024 4:01 PM IST

      Raju: He takes all final decisions. He is the national convenor. Therefore he is responsible for all its affairs. Offence is committed by the company, you're responsible for the affairs.

    • 3 April 2024 3:59 PM IST

      Raju: AAP is a company under section 70 of PMLA.

      Political party is a union of individuals. Therefore, now we have established that he was incharge and responsible for affairs of AAP. AAP is the whole and sole. 

    • 3 April 2024 3:57 PM IST

      Raju: You may not be a company but you will be deemed to be company if you're association of individuals. AAP is an association of individuals. Now please come to RPA. I've established that AAP is a company.

    • 3 April 2024 3:56 PM IST

      Raju refers to section 70 of PMLA.

    • 3 April 2024 3:54 PM IST

      Raju: We have established evidence shows that kickbacks was used for election campaign of AAP in Goa. Beneficiary was AAP. Offence is committed by AAP.

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