Supreme court on Arvind Kejriwal Bail: The Supreme Court on Thursday (May 16) said that granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for campaigning in the Lok Sabha elections is not an exception for anyone. The Supreme Court said that critical analysis of this decision is welcome.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dutta declined to consider the claims of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Kejriwalâs lawyers on certain statements made in connection with the interim bail granted to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal. done.
We did what we felt was justified â Supreme Court
The bench said, âWe have not done anything as an exception for anyone.â We said in our order only what we felt was justified.â On behalf of ED, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta expressed opposition to Kejriwalâs speeches given in election rallies that if the public votes for the Aam Aadmi Party, he will be elected on June 2. Will not have to go back to jail.
âKejriwal violated the condition of bailâ
The bench told Mehta, âThis is his belief.â We cannot say anything.â The Supreme Court said, âOur order is very clear about when they have to surrender. This is the order of the Supreme Court. The rule of law will be governed by this order.â Tushar Mehta alleged that Kejriwal has violated the bail condition with his claims. âWhat is he trying to say? This is like a slap on the institution.
Will have to surrender on June 2 â Supreme Court
Justice Khanna said that the court order is clear that he will have to surrender on June 2. The bench said, âWe have not said anything in the order that he cannot speak about the case.â
Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, during the proceedings referred to an interview of Union Home Minister Amit Shah without taking his name. In that interview, the Union Home Minister had said that many people feel that the court has adopted a special attitude towards Kejriwal.
The bench told Singhvi that it was not going into this issue. Singhvi denied that Kejriwal had made any such statement that if people did not vote for his party, he would have to go back to jail. The senior advocate said that he can give an affidavit in this regard.
Kejriwal has got interim bail till June 1
The Supreme Court was hearing Kejriwalâs plea against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. On May 10, the court had granted interim bail to Kejriwal till June 1 in this case. on June 1st Lok Sabha Elections Voting will take place under the seventh and final phase. The court has asked him to surrender on June 2.
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