Delhi High Court stayed Arvind Kejriwal bail order in corruption case

In a setback for Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case related to the Delhi Liquor Policy, the Delhi High Court paused his bail order, issued by a Delhi court, until a hearing on Enforcement Directorate's petition.

The probe agency challenged Mr Kejriwal's bail just hours before he was about to leave Tihar jail.

The ED mentioned its petition challenging the trial court's bail order for an urgent hearing before a bench of Justices Sudhir Kumar Jain and Ravinder Dudeja.

The high court said till it heard the petition, the trial court order would not be acted upon.

Mr Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders had planned to visit Tihar Jail at 4 pm today to greet the Delhi Chief Minister.

Yesterday, a Delhi court ordered Mr Kejriwal's release on a personal bond of ₹ 1 lakh but imposed certain conditions before granting him the relief, including that he would not try to hamper the investigation or influence the witnesses.

The Rouse Avenue court had accepted Mr Kejriwal's argument that, the probe agency hasn't presented enough evidence since arresting the Delhi Chief Minister on March 21.

As per sources, in the judgement, the court said that, ... it is not possible to go through these thousands of pages of the documents at this junction but this is the duty of the court to work upon the matter which your comes for consideration and pass the order in accordance with the law.

The ED arrested Mr Kejriwal over money laundering allegations while framing the Delhi liquor policy for 2021-22. In May, the Supreme Court had issued interim bail to Mr Kejriwal for election campaigning. According to bail condition, he returned to prison two days before the results were declared.