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

Nupur Thapliyal

21 Jun 2024 5:23 AM GMT

  • 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 7:49 AM GMT

      ASG: We pointed out that the SC didn't say that the findings of High Court ought not to be considered. Those were binding findings not stayed by the SC.

      SC didn't stay the High Court order. It is pending adjudication. There is no stay. SC say we will examine it but in the meantime you can file bail application. But it didn't say those fundings can't be considered by trial court.

    • 21 Jun 2024 7:46 AM GMT

      ASG: The arrest was challenged. The remanding court said the arrest was correct. It was challenged before this court. The single judge said nothing wrong with the arrest.

    • 21 Jun 2024 7:45 AM GMT

      ASG: On Wrong facts, wrong dates, you come to a conclusion that mala fide. But why, the reason is missing. My note not considered, not allowed to argue

    • 21 Jun 2024 7:43 AM GMT

      ASG reads "There are certain undisputed facts".

      ASG: Wrong. The applicant says these are undisputed facts so you believe it. This is wrong.

      ASG: If you'd gone to documents you would have known that the ECIR was registered in August. So there was no question of material being available in July. 

    • 21 Jun 2024 7:42 AM GMT

      ASG: Without going through documents filed by both sides, without giving us opportunity the matter is decided. It is the duty of court to pass order in accordance with law. Without going to documents how can you say it's relevant or not relevant?

    • 21 Jun 2024 7:41 AM GMT

      ASG: In the impugned order, the court doesn't hear us. It says records are voluminous. And passes the order. You don't hear us. You don't hear me. You don't look at the reply saying it's bulky. There can't be a more perverse order than this. 

    • 21 Jun 2024 7:39 AM GMT

      ASG refers to a report of the hearing by Bar and Bench. He argues that he was not heard properly by the trial court judge and was asked to be brief. 

    • 21 Jun 2024 7:35 AM GMT

      ASG: Full opportunity has not been given. The parameter has not been dealt with. Kindly come to my petition. When the turn of my learned friend came, he said he'll be brief. He was brief. He didn't address the court in detail. When I argued, court said I have to deliver judgment. Be brief.

    • 21 Jun 2024 7:33 AM GMT

      ASG SV Raju commences submissions.

      ASG: The order is perverse. Kindly have look at section 45 of PMLA.

      ASG: It is something similar to section 37 of NDPS Act.

      ASG reads the provision. 

    • 21 Jun 2024 7:32 AM GMT

      Chaudhari reads SC order granting interim bail to Kejriwal.

      Chaudhari: There is no question of a stay.

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