ED Moves Delhi HC Against Arvind Kejriwal's Bail : Live Updates From Hearing

Nupur Thapliyal

21 Jun 2024 10:53 AM IST

  • ED Moves Delhi HC Against Arvind Kejriwals Bail : Live Updates From Hearing

    The Enforcement Directorate has approached the Delhi High Court against the trial court's order granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal yesterday in the Delhi liquor policy case.A bench comprising Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has agreed to hear the ED's challenge today itself after an urgent mentioning was made by Additional Solicitor General SV Raju. ASG...

    The Enforcement Directorate has approached the Delhi High Court against the trial court's order granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal yesterday in the Delhi liquor policy case.

    A bench comprising Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has agreed to hear the ED's challenge today itself after an urgent mentioning was made by Additional Solicitor General SV Raju. 

    ASG SV Raju appeared for ED and mentioned the matter before the court. He prayed that the bail order be stayed.

    “There is a matter where I'm moving for urgent stay. The order has not yet been uploaded. Conditions not known. We have not been given full opportunity to oppose the bail application,” he said.

    ASG further said that while the law says that the public prosecutor must be given full opportunity to argue, but he was not given such an opportunity and his arguments were curtailed.

    Senior Advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Vikram Chaudhari appeared for Kejriwal. Chaudhari said that ED should "gracefully accept" the order.

    “Let the file come… I have not passed the final order. The file will come to me in 10-15 minutes. Then you can make detailed arguments,” the bench said while allowing the listing for today.

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    Live Updates

    • 21 Jun 2024 2:22 PM IST

      Hearing resumes.

      ASG SV Raju continues making submissions for ED. 

    • 21 Jun 2024 2:21 PM IST

      Judge presides.

    • 21 Jun 2024 1:41 PM IST

      ASG: SC recognizes giving inducement. If the approver gives evidence, he can't be sentenced. This court says that it is a procedure between approver and court.

      Court: At 2:15 PM.

      Court breaks for lunch. Matter will be continued at 2:15 PM.

    • 21 Jun 2024 1:41 PM IST

      ASG: Not a whisper said by other side.

      Bribe givers have said that he demanded Rs. 100 crores. But not considered.

      Court: We'll continue after lunch. 

    • 21 Jun 2024 1:38 PM IST

      ASG now refers to trial court order. He is reading the portion where the judge made observations against ED on statements of approvers.

      ASG: The SC says that there has to be inducement.

      ASG refers to observations that ED acted with bias.

    • 21 Jun 2024 1:34 PM IST

      ASG is now reading the findings of Delhi High Court while rejecting Kejriwal's plea against the arrest.

    • 21 Jun 2024 1:29 PM IST

      ASG: I am saying look at the soundness of the order. Could have granted bail but not in this manner. Totally perverse order.

    • 21 Jun 2024 1:29 PM IST

      ASG: We showed material but nothing considered. There are two ways when bail can be cancelled. If relevant facts are not considered and irrelevant facts considered, that is a ground for cancellation of bail.

      ASG now refers to a 2014 Supreme Court judgment on the subject.

      ASG: I am not on cogent reasons. I am on irrelevant circumstances considered. Which is a seperate ground for cancellation of bail.

    • 21 Jun 2024 1:26 PM IST

      ASG: Mala fide is demolished by the High Court judgment.

    • 21 Jun 2024 1:22 PM IST

      ASG: In face of the Delhi High Court order, the trial court could not have decided in his favour.

      ASG: Compare the judgment with the findings. This court says no mala fide. She gives a finding on mala fide on same facts. SC has not said that you decide uninfluenced by that judgment.

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