Arvind Kejriwal on bail: In the excise policy case, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail by the Supreme Court on September 13, 2024, but two judges of the Supreme Court bench (Justice Suryakant and Justice Ujjal Bhuiyan) were seen having different opinions regarding his arrest. Justice Ujjal Bhuiyan raised serious questions on the timing of the arrest by the CBI during the hearing. Come, let us know what important things the bench said during that time, which not only brought relief to Arvind Kejriwal but would also have brought a smile on the faces of AAP leaders!
Justice Bhuiyan also questioned the timing of Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest. He said that when he had got bail in the ED case, the CBI arrested him again. Being the country’s premier investigating agency, it should not be seen making arrests arbitrarily.
On Kejriwal’s bail, CBI gets support from one and rebukes from the other
Both the judges of the bench pronounced their respective orders in both the cases. On which Justice Suryakant did not find any illegality in the CBI’s arrest, but Justice Bhuyan questioned the need and timing of Kejriwal’s arrest. He said that his further detention is completely unacceptable. Especially considering that he has already got bail in the money laundering case related to the liquor policy ‘scam’.
Keeping Kejriwal in jail after Jamatan is a mockery of justice!
Justice Bhaiyan said, “If the CBI did not feel the need to arrest the appellant for 22 months, then I am unable to understand why there was such a hurry and promptness to arrest him when the appellant was about to be released in the ED case. I completely agree that the delayed arrest of the appellant by the CBI is improper. The appellant has already got bail under the more stringent provisions of PMLA, so the further detention of the appellant by the CBI for the same crime becomes completely unacceptable. In such a situation, keeping Kejriwal in jail despite getting bail would be a mockery of justice.”
‘CBI should not be a caged parrot’
Justice Bhuiyan further said, “Questions have been raised on the timing and manner of arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal by the CBI. The perception that the CBI is a caged parrot should change. The CBI should be seen objectively and every effort should be made to ensure that the arrest is not arbitrary. Perception matters in the country and the CBI should dispel the perception of a caged parrot and show that it is a parrot out of the cage.” This comment came when a bench of Justice Suryakant and Justice Ujjal Bhuiyan pronounced its verdict on Friday (September 13) on Arvind Kejriwal’s challenge to the Delhi High Court order of August 5, in which his petitions challenging the CBI’s arrest and seeking bail were dismissed with liberty to approach the trial court for bail.
