On September 13, former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal came out of Tihar Jail on bail.
The petition of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case will be heard in the Delhi High Court today. Kejriwal had filed a petition on Wednesday (November 20) challenging the trial court's decision.
Kejriwal argues that the lower court has made a mistake in taking cognizance of the crime without any prior sanction. In such cases, prior approval of the Governor is necessary under Section 197 (1) of CrPC, because at that time he (Kejriwal) was holding the post of CM.
Kejriwal is currently out on bail. Two investigating agencies (ED and CBI) have registered a case against him. Kejriwal was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the CBI case on September 13. At the same time, in the ED case, he got bail from the Supreme Court on July 12.
ED had arrested him on March 21 in the liquor policy case. Later on June 26, CBI took him into custody from jail.
Liquor Policy Case- Kejriwal has spent 156 days in jail Kejriwal was arrested by ED on March 21. After 10 days of interrogation, he was sent to Tihar Jail on 1 April. Released on 10 May for 21 days to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections. He was released after spending 51 days in jail. On June 2, Kejriwal surrendered in Tihar Jail.
At the time of Kejriwal's release on September 13, he had been in jail for a total of 177 days. Of these, he remained on interim bail for 21 days. That means Kejriwal has spent a total of 156 days in jail so far.
CBI's final charge sheet – Kejriwal involved in liquor policy conspiracy: Close friend was involved in recovery
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