CM Arvind Kejriwal: On the basis of complaints submitted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the sessions court of Rouse Avenue court declined to stay the summons that was sent to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Taking notice of two complaints submitted by the ED to avoid the summons, Kejriwal has disputed the summons that the magistrate court issued to him.
Appearance Exemption Option
The Sessions Court informed Arvind Kejriwal’s attorneys that they might get an appearance exemption from the trial court. After taking notice of two allegations submitted by the ED, Kejriwal contested the summons that the magistrate court had given to him in an attempt to get out of it.
Supreme Court’s Denial
Following the Supreme Court’s denial of Manish Sisodia’s curative petition against the top court’s ruling refusing him bail in the excise policy case, the Rouse Avenue court on Friday granted an early hearing of Sisodia’s bail request. The scheduled date for the matter is March 18.
The former deputy chief minister’s curative plea was denied by a four-judge panel led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who also declared that the application to list the curative petitions in open court was denied. The curative petitions and associated documentation have been examined. We believe that no case can be brought out within the guidelines established by this Court’s ruling in Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra.
Supreme Court’s Decision
On October 30, 2023, Sisodia’s bail request was denied by the Supreme Court, which stated that “material and evidence” “tentatively” supported one of the allegations brought against him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). indicate that, during the roughly ten months that the now-defunct excise duty scheme was in effect, 14 wholesale spirits dealers made “excess profit” of Rs 338 crore.
