In Short
- The CBI was reprimanded by the Supreme Court for arresting Kejriwal while he was under judicial custody.
- Abhishek Singhvi refers to the CBI’s action as a “insurance arrest.”
- claims Kejriwal cannot tamper with the evidence and is not a flight risk.
The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was detained in judicial custody in the ED case when he was arrested by the CBI in the liquor policy case, as the Supreme Court criticized the CBI on Thursday. Kejriwal was arguing before the Supreme Court against the CBI’s arrest of him and asking for regular bail.
“You must have the court’s approval before you may arrest him once more while you are in jail. The Criminal Procedure Code contains anything, the Supreme Court declared.
Senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi, speaking on behalf of Kejriwal, stated that precautions should be taken in this regard. You cannot be easily provoked… Without any reason, you can’t just storm in to make an arrest,” he remarked.
The ED initially detained the Delhi Chief Minister on March 21 in connection with a money laundering investigation involving the purported liquor policy fraud. On June 26, the CBI detained him in connection with a corruption case.
Despite being granted bail by the Supreme Court on July 12, Kejriwal remains incarcerated in Tihar Jail as a result of the CBI’s arrest.
Singhvi contended on Thursday that the AAP leader was “cusp of release” from the ED case when he was arrested by the CBI. He claimed that the action taken by the CBI was a “insurance arrest” meant to keep him in jail.
He further emphasized that the Supreme Court has granted bail to all of the co-accused in the case, including BRS leader K Kavitha, AAP leaders Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and Vijay Nair.
“You will never find a more captive interrogatee than me. You were arrested just for insurance. There was not enough evidence presented to support my arrest. The justification was ambiguous,” Singhvi remarked.
Referring to the interim parole granted in May prior to the Lok Sabha elections and the bail granted on July 12 in the ED case, the senior attorney contended that Kejriwal was not a flight risk and had twice been deemed “fit for release” by the Supreme Court.
“A man serving as a constitutional official cannot be in danger of fleeing.” He poses no risk to the community. not a seasoned offender. Singhvi contended that Kejriwal met the triple test formula and that his assistance is just needed in showing up for trial when called.
“In the CBI case, four chargesheets have been submitted; in the ED case, nine. Evidence cannot be tampered with because there are hundreds of pages of papers, Singhvi told the Supreme Court.
CBI OPPOSES BAIL FOR ARVIND KEJRIWAL
However, the CBI rejected the Delhi Chief Minister’s bail request, arguing that he shouldn’t be treated similarly to his co-accused in the liquor policy case.
Kejriwal was arrested in accordance with the law, according to the central investigation agency, which also asserted that the AAP leader was “attempting to politically sensationalise the case”.