Arvind Kejriwal’s Judicial Custody in Delhi Excise Policy CBI Case Ends Today

Delhi Excise Policy Case: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody, extended by the Rouse Avenue Court until July 25 in the CBI case, is set to end today. The court had previously ordered his detention until today and is expected to review his custody.

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The CBI arrested the AAP national convener under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act) in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy.

The extension of judicial custody on July 12 occurred just hours after the Supreme Court granted interim bail to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener. The CBI arrested the 55-year-old AAP leader on June 26. He has been in judicial custody for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case since March 31.

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What is the Delhi Excise Policy Case About?

The CBI charged the Delhi Chief Minister as ‘one of the primary conspirators’ in the irregularities related to the excise policy case. The agency claimed that Vijay Nair, the ex-media in-charge of AAP and a close associate of Kejriwal, had been communicating with several liquor producers and traders. In the Delhi court, the investigating agency alleged that Vijay Nair demanded undue gratification for incorporating provisions favourable to the AAP in the excise policy since March 2021.

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Additionally, the CBI claimed that ₹44.45 crore was funneled through ‘hawala channels’ to Goa between June 2021 and January 2022 and used for AAP’s assembly election campaign. This sum was part of the ₹100 crore in kickbacks that AAP allegedly received, as stated in the CBI’s earlier chargesheet.

The Supreme Court verdict was termed a “victory of truth” by AAP leaders Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Sandeep Pathak.

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Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and New Delhi MP, Bansuri Swaraj, accused the AAP of attempting to “mislead” the people of Delhi. “Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal received interim bail solely because a point of law has been referred to a larger bench. The ED recently presented a detailed chargesheet to the court, which identifies Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal as the kingpin of the excise policy scam,” PTI quoted Bansuri Swaraj as saying.