Kejriwal moves Supreme Court seeking bail in CBI’s excise policy case

Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, communicated the same to a Bench presided by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, who in turn asked him to send an email request. He also assured he would look into it.

Dismissing his bail plea on August 5, the Delhi High Court had said that CBI’s arrest of Kerjiwal “cannot be said to be without justifiable reasons or as illegal”.

Kejriwal was arrested by the CBI on June 26, though the FIR had been registered in August 2022, but without naming him as an accused.

The CBI arrest came weeks after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 in connection with a money laundering case related to the excise policy.

Kejriwal had earlier argued before the High Court that the CBI arrest was an “insurance arrest” to ensure that he stayed in prison.