Delhi Court Grants Bail to AAP Leader Pathak Amid Excise Scam Probe

AAP leader Durgesh Pathak has been granted bail by a Delhi court in connection to a corruption case involving an alleged excise scam. The CBI is probing the case and has also extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till September 25. The court has found sufficient evidence to proceed against Pathak and others.

A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to AAP leader Durgesh Pathak in a corruption case related to the alleged excise scam, being probed by the CBI.

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja also extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till September 25 in the case.

The judge passed the order after the accused appeared before the court in pursuance to its earlier order. The judge had on September 3 taken cognisance of the charge sheet against Kejriwal, Pathak and others, saying there was sufficient evidence to proceed against them.

The CBI had filed a supplementary charge sheet against Kejriwal, Pathak, Vinod Chauhan, Ashish Mathur and Sarath Reddy a few weeks ago. The central probe agency informed the court last month that it had obtained the requisite sanctions to prosecute Kejriwal and Pathak in the case.

(With inputs from agencies.)