Delhi HC Reserves Order On Arvind Kejriwal’s Bail Plea In CBI Case Linked To Excise Policy Case – News18

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s regular bail plea in the alleged corruption case related to the now-scrapped excise policy.

The verdict was reserved by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna after hearing the counsel appearing for the AAP leader as well as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The CBI opposed Kejriwal’s bail plea, alleging that he was the “mastermind” of the excise scam and could potentially influence witnesses if released.

“The investigation could not have been concluded without his arrest. Within a month we filed the charge sheet,” said CBI’s counsel advocate D P Singh.

Earlier today, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed its final chargesheet in the case against Kejriwal and others. This chargesheet concludes the CBI’s investigation into the alleged Delhi Excise Policy scam.

The probe agency had filed one main charge sheet and four supplementary charge sheets in the case, which also involves former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Telangana MLC K Kavitha, and others.

The CBI has named Kejriwal, AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak, non-executive director of Aurobindo Pharma P. Sarath Chandra Reddy, director of Buddy Retail Pvt Ltd Amit Arora, alleged hawala operator Vinod Chauhan, and businessman Ashish Mathur as accused.

The probe agency has alleged that liquor businessman Magunta Sreenivasalu Reddy, now a TDP MP, met Kejriwal on March 16, 2021, at his office in the Delhi Secretariat.

Reddy allegedly requested Kejriwal to support his liquor business in the national capital by influencing the Excise Policy 2021-22, which was then under development, according to the CBI’s chargesheet against Kavitha.

Kejriwal reportedly assured Reddy of support and directed him to contact Kavitha, who was working with his team on the Delhi Excise Policy, the CBI has alleged.

(With inputs from PTI)