Apparently encouraged by the Supreme Court recently granting bail to former Delhi deputy chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia after remaining in jail for 17 months in two cases related to the alleged Delhi Liquor Policy scam, incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has also moved the Apex court seeking quashing of his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the same scam and to release him on bail.
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On August 5, Kejriwal’s plea for quashing his arrest had been rejected by the Delhi High Court, and on his other plea for bail he had been asked to approach the trial court. He has moved the Supreme Court to challenge the high court’s decision.
The petition was mentioned before Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Monday with a prayer for urgent listing of the matter.
Kejriwal was arrested by the CBI on June 26 while in judicial custody in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the same alleged scam.
While granting bail to Sisodia last week the Supreme Court had noted that that the prolonged delay in trial had violated the right to speedy trial of Sisodia and right to speedy trial is a facet of liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution.
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