Shock to cm kejriwal, petition rejected, HC said- arrest legal…
On tuesday (April 9), the delhi high court refused to give relief to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. cm kejriwal had challenged his arrest in the money laundering case related to the excise policy matter. The high court rejected this petition and considered the arrest valid. The court said that this is not a matter of bail. There is a challenge to arrest. Also, the high court said that ED's remand after the arrest of arvind kejriwal cannot be called illegal.
What did the delhi high court say?
The court said that ED argues that the evidence so far shows that kejriwal is the convener, and Rs 45 crore was spent in the goa elections. Kejriwal's lawyer opposed this and referred to the statements of sharath Reddy and Raghav Mungata. The court said that the decision to become a government witness is taken by the court and not by the investigating agency. If the question arises then the question is on the magistrate.
The high court said that the investigation cannot be conducted according to the accused. The court is not concerned with politics. There is no special privilege for the CM. aam aadmi party (AAP) national convenor arvind kejriwal had raised questions on the timing of the arrest made by the agency in the petition. Also said that this is a violation of the basic structure of the Constitution including democracy, fair elections, and equal opportunity.
What did ED say?
According to news agency PTI, ED opposed Arvind Kejriwal's petition. The central agency said that arvind kejriwal cannot claim immunity from arrest based on elections as the law applies equally to him and any common citizen. Let us tell you that arvind kejriwal was arrested by ED from his residence on march 21 after a long interrogation. After this, the ED presented him to the lower court on march 22. Where the court sent him on ED remand till april 1. After this, on april 1, the court sent him to judicial custody till april 15. At present chief minister kejriwal is in Tihar Jail.
