The Supreme Court, while granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case, noted that Kejriwal has been incarcerated for 90 days and recognised his status as an elected official. The top court had reserved its decision on Kejriwal’s plea on May 17.Earlier, on April 9, the High Court had dismissed Kejriwal’s plea for release from jail, rejecting his claim of political vendetta. Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21 in connection with a money laundering investigation related to alleged irregularities in the now-cancelled Delhi excise policy for 2021-22.However, a Delhi court on Friday extended till July 25 Kejriwal’s judicial custody in the corruption case linked to the alleged excise policy scam being probed by the CBI. Kejriwal was produced through video conferencing before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja.He appeared in connection with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) cases on the expiry of his judicial custody.In May, the ED had filed its seventh supplementary charge sheet in the case, naming Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as accused.The court had issued a production warrant for Kejriwal and AAP on Tuesday after taking cognisance of the supplementary charge sheet.AAP national secretary Pankaj Gupta represented the party before the court.With PTI inputs
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Why Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will remain in jail despite SC granting him interim bail?
