Arvind Kejriwal's Plea Against ED Arrest : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

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16 May 2024 5:51 AM GMT

  • Arvind Kejriwals Plea Against ED Arrest : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

    The Supreme Court is hearing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging the arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.Last week, the Court had allowed Kejriwal's release on interim bail till June 1 for the purposes of election campaigning. A bench comprising Justices...

    The Supreme Court is hearing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging the arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.

    Last week, the Court had allowed Kejriwal's release on interim bail till June 1 for the purposes of election campaigning. 

    A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta is hearing the matter.  


    Live Updates

    • 16 May 2024 10:07 AM GMT

      ASG: On false pretext, he avoided summons. That's an indicator of an accused person. An ordinary person would go

    • 16 May 2024 10:07 AM GMT

      ASG: Vijay Nair was working for Kejriwal. Had bungalow next to his house. He was coordinating and making all arrangements!

    • 16 May 2024 10:06 AM GMT

      ASG: This all has happened at CM house, where he was present. CM was aware of all this.

    • 16 May 2024 10:05 AM GMT

      ASG: GoM was only on paper. They had no proof of what they were doing. Sisodia, Gehlot and Satyendra Jain were members

      J Khanna: You said Sisodia was the brain. What was his date of arrest?

      ASG: March 9

    • 16 May 2024 10:02 AM GMT

      J Khanna to SG Mehta: You go through quotation of your arguments in Electoral Bonds judgment. Will any political party be out of it?

      SG: It may be a case of corruption, not political funding

    • 16 May 2024 9:59 AM GMT

      ASG referring to S.70 PMLA

      ASG: Kejriwal is the national convenor of AAP, the highest in the organizational structure

    • 16 May 2024 9:56 AM GMT

      ASG: It is an admitted position that AAP is registered as political party under RP Act.

    • 16 May 2024 9:56 AM GMT

      ASG to now argue on Kejriwal's vicarious role

      J Khanna: 'person' has been defined in PMLA?

      ASG: yes, Section 2(s)

    • 16 May 2024 9:56 AM GMT

      ASG: Chaman Preet made hotel booking for Kejriwal in Grand Hyatt

      J Khanna: 1 lakh payment when you got so many other payments officially...that may not be relevant. Maybe some amount was left unpaid.

      J Khanna: We have to put the curtain down at the date of arrest. You could have arrested anytime before. Question is, material should be sufficient prior to arrest. You can't rely on post-arrest material, unless you are talking about complaint

    • 16 May 2024 9:45 AM GMT

      ASG: There is adequate evidence. Not a case of no evidence. Agency has not been motivated by any political motivation

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