CM Arvind Kejriwal Bail Plea : The Supreme Court will hear the bail plea of ​​Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today. The court will hear the petition in which Kejriwal has challenged the Delhi High Court's order to maintain his arrest by the CBI in a corruption case related to the alleged excise policy scam. The apex court will also hear Kejriwal's petition requesting bail in this case separately. A bench of Justice Suryakant and Justice Ujjwal Bhuiyan will hear both the petitions of the Aam Aadmi Party convener. All eyes are on whether Kejriwal will also get bail on the lines of Manish Sisodia. Sisodia has recently been granted bail by the Supreme Court after 17 months.

Delhi High Court validates CBI arrest

On Monday, the apex court had agreed to hear Kejriwal's plea after senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for him, sought urgent listing of the matter. The Delhi High Court had on August 5 upheld the chief minister's arrest and said there was no malice in the CBI's actions, showing how the AAP leader could influence witnesses who mustered the courage to testify only after his arrest.

The High Court asked to go to the lower court

The high court had asked him to approach the trial court for regular bail in the CBI case. The court had said that after the CBI arrested the chief minister and collected relevant evidence, the circle of evidence against him was closed and it cannot be said that it was without any reasonable cause or illegal. It said that Kejriwal is not an ordinary citizen but a Magsaysay Award winner and the convener of the Aam Aadmi Party.

The High Court had said, their control and influence over the witnesses is prima facie evident from the fact that these witnesses could muster the courage to testify only after the arrest of the petitioner, as highlighted by the special prosecutor. Also, this establishes that the circle of evidence against the petitioner was closed after collecting relevant evidence after his arrest. No malice can be inferred from the acts of the respondent (CBI).

Petition challenging arrest dismissed

The High Court had dismissed Kejriwal's petition challenging his arrest and said that the agency proceeded with further investigation against him only after sufficient evidence was collected and approval was granted in April 2024. The court had said that the strings of crime extend to Punjab, but witnesses are not coming forward due to Kejriwal's influence due to his position. The High Court had said that the witnesses came forward to record their statements only after his arrest.