Supreme Court to hear Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging ED arrest on April 15
PTC News Desk: Supreme Court will hear Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's appeal against arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on April 15 after Delhi High Court upheld his arrest by the central agency.
According to reports, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the petition.
Kejriwal has been under ED custody in connection with the money laundering probe linked to the Delhi excise policy case. Last week, a Delhi court remanded him to judicial custody till April 15.
Arvind Kejriwal petitioned the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court ruled that there was no violation of legal provisions.
Delhi High Court stated that the Enforcement Directorate had sufficient evidence to justify Arvind Kejriwal's arrest and that the agency could not be blamed for choosing the timing of the chief minister's arrest because he pushed it to the point where it had no choice.
“He (Kejriwal) is allegedly involved in the offence of money laundering in two capacities. Firstly, in his personal capacity as he was involved in the formulation of the excise policy and in demanding kickbacks. Secondly, in his capacity as the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party as per Section 70(1) of PMLA, for use of proceeds of crime of ₹45 crore in AAP’s election campaign in 2022 Goa elections," Delhi High Court stated.
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- With inputs from agencies
