Delhi HC Asks CBI to Respond to Kejriwal's Bail Plea in Excise Policy Scam

The Delhi High Court has asked the CBI to respond to Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea in the alleged excise policy scam. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi emphasized that Kejriwal is neither a flight risk nor a terrorist, while CBI objected to Kejriwal approaching the HC directly without trial court filing.

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the CBI to respond to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's bail plea related to the alleged excise policy scam.

The notice, issued by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, schedules a further hearing on July 17. Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi argued on Kejriwal's behalf, stating that the AAP leader is not a flight risk or a terrorist, asserting that Kejriwal was arrested by the CBI after obtaining bail in an ED money laundering case.

CBI's advocate DP Singh objected to Kejriwal's direct approach to the HC, without first seeking bail from the trial court. Kejriwal, arrested by the CBI on June 26, is currently in judicial custody. The arrest followed alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped 2022 excise policy.

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