Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Released from Tihar Jail on Supreme Court Bail

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been released from Tihar Jail following a Supreme Court bail in a corruption case. The release warrant was issued by the Rouse Avenue court after acceptance of two surety bonds. His bail in a money laundering case remains under scrutiny by the Supreme Court.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was released from Tihar Jail on Friday after the Rouse Avenue court issued a warrant for his release. This development comes after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a corruption case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Kejriwal had earlier secured interim bail in a money laundering case.

Special Judge Rakesh Syal approved the release warrant after accepting two surety bonds presented for Kejriwal. The request to expedite the release via special messenger was also sanctioned by the court.

Advocates Rajat Bhardwaj and Vivek Jain, representing Kejriwal, submitted the surety bonds along with the Supreme Court order to the special CBI judge. MLA Mohinder Goyal and Kuldip Mittal provided the required surety bonds of Rs. 10 lakh each as per the Supreme Court's directive.

Kejriwal's arrest in the alleged scam took place on June 26, following his bail in a money laundering case by the trial court on June 20. The trial court's bail order had been contested in the High Court. Kejriwal's interim bail in the Enforcement Directorate case is still pending before the Supreme Court, which has granted him interim relief until the larger bench's disposal of the issue.

With the Supreme Court's recent grant of bail in the CBI case, Kejriwal has been freed from Tihar Jail. (ANI)

(With inputs from agencies.)