Delhi High Court to Hear Kejriwal's Arrest Plea in Excise Policy Scam

The Delhi High Court will hear Arvind Kejriwal's plea on his CBI arrest regarding the excise policy scam. The AAP leader has challenged his judicial custody and a previous trial court order. Kejriwal faces allegations of conspiracy and non-cooperation with the investigation.

The Delhi High Court is set to scrutinize Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea against his arrest by the CBI in connection to a corruption case linked to the excise policy scam. The hearing will take place on Tuesday before Justice Neena Bansal Krishna.

The petition was filed on Monday by Kejriwal, who also contests a June 26 order by the trial court that remanded him in CBI custody for three days. On June 29, he was further placed in judicial custody until July 12, as the trial court indicated his name had surfaced as a prime conspirator and his continued custodial interrogation might be necessary.

Kejriwal, apprehended by the CBI on June 26 from Tihar Jail where he was under judicial custody in a related money-laundering case, has been accused of non-cooperation and giving evasive replies. The CBI has argued that he might influence witnesses. Despite claims, the trial court declined to declare his arrest illegal, asserting that the timing does not necessarily indicate illegality.

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