Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: Delhi High Court Verdict Today – Statements from Delhi CM and ED

Arvind Kejriwal Arrest: Delhi High Court Verdict Today – Statements from Delhi CM and ED

On Tuesday, April 9, the Delhi High Court will rule on the appeal filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is contesting his apprehension by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) about the Delhi excise policy case. The investigation agency is steadfast in its resolve to apprehend the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, despite Arvind Kejriwal’s assertions that the case against him is a “political conspiracy.” Arvind Kejriwal questioned the timing of his arrest during the most recent hearing of this petition before the Delhi High Court on April 3, bringing up the impending Lok Sabha elections.

Arvind Kejriwal claimed that his detention violated the fundamental principles of the Constitution, but the Enforcement Department (ED) contended in court that the law applies to him and all other citizens of the nation equally, referring to him as the central figure in the Delhi excise policy case. Arvind Kejriwal insists that there is no solid proof linking him to the purported scam, despite the Enforcement Department’s constant emphasis that it has traced the chief minister’s money trail in the case. Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma will now render a decision on Kejriwal’s case on Tuesday, April 9 at 2:30 p.m.

Arvind Kejriwal case verdict today: top points

The Delhi High Court received a plea from Arvind Kejriwal asking for the reversal of his arrest in the money laundering case involving the Delhi tax policy. Furthermore, after that, Kejriwal disputed being placed under remand in the ED’s custody. Judge Sharma set a final hearing date of April 3 for the CM’s petition, which was heard for the first time on March 27. The high court postponed rendering a decision last week after spending hours listening to the arguments made by both parties.

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In support of Arvind Kejriwal, senior attorney Abhishek Manu Singhvi contended that the arrest was an attempt by the Center to prevent him from participating actively in politics and that it went against the fundamental principles of the Constitution. “Criminals and undertrials have no business saying that they will commit the crime and get immunity because elections are coming,” the Enforcement Directorate’s Additional Solicitor General, SV Raju, proposed.

Additionally, the ED stated in court on April 3 that “Aam Aadmi cannot be detained because he is a chief minister, even if he ought to go behind bars if he has committed a crime. You would plunder the nation, but since elections are approaching, nobody can get to you. Do you claim that your apprehension will violate fundamental order? What kind of fundamental framework is this? Following his arrest by the Enforcement Director on March 21, Arvind Kejriwal was placed under judicial custody until the final hearing on April 15. He is being held at the Tihar Jail in Delhi.