Arvind Kejriwal News: Delhi CM does not get interim bail from Supreme Court issue notice to CBI next hearing on August 23

Arvind Kejriwal, who is lodged in Tihar Jail in the Delhi liquor scam case did not get any relief today The Supreme Court refused to grant interim bail to CM in the CBI case related to the Delhi Excise Policy Scam  Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued on behalf of Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal in the Supreme Court and demanded bail After this the Supreme Court asked the CBI for its response on Kejriwal's bail plea  a bench of Justice Suryakant and Justice Ujjwal Bhuyan in the Supreme Court issued a notice to the CBI on Arvind Kejriwal's petition against the Delhi High Court's order to maintain the arrest by the investigating agency CBI Kejriwal was arrested on March 23. He has got bail from the Supreme Court in the ED case.

What did the SC say on Singhvi's argument

Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi who appeared on behalf of Kejriwal demanded bail from the Supreme Court On this the bench said We are not granting any interim bail We will issue a notice Now the hearing on Arvind Kejriwal's petition will be held on August 23

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The Delhi High Court had considered the arrest to be correct

On August the Delhi High Court had justified the arrest of Chief Minister Kejriwal and said that there was no malice in the actions of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) The CBI had shown how the AAP could influence witnesses who could muster the courage to give statements only after his arrest

What is the Delhi liquor scam

The policy was scrapped in 2022 after the LG ordered a CBI inquiry into alleged irregularities and corruption in the formulation and implementation of the excise policy According to the CBI and ED irregularities were committed during the amendment of the excise policy and undue benefits were given to the license holders