24 Jun 2024 4:51 AM GMT2024-06-24 04:51:11
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Supreme Court challenging the order passed by the Delhi High Court on June 21 staying the trial court's order which granted him bail in the liquor policy case.
A vacation bench comprising Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti will hear the matter today.
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The petition was filed on Sunday (June 23) at 5.52 PM.
On June 20, the trial judge had granted Kejriwal bail in the money laundering case, after forming a prima facie opinion that he is not guilty of the office. The next day, the Enforcement Directorate moved an urgent petition in the Delhi High Court challenging the bail order. A single judge of the High Court heard the matter the same day. After extensively hearing both sides, the single bench reserved orders on the ED's application to stay the bail order. The High Court also ordered that till the pronouncement of the order, the operation of the bail order will stand stayed.