What happened: Delhi High Court to hear ED challenge to Arvind Kejriwal’s bail
The Delhi High Court will hear on Monday the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) petition challenging the bail granted to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in an excise policy-linked money laundering case tied to the 2021–22 period. The hearing is listed before Justice Manoj Jain.
The ED’s plea challenges the bail outcome after earlier court proceedings involving Supreme Court interim bail and a Supreme Court referral on the “need and necessity of arrest” under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).
Background and earlier position: Supreme Court interim bail and “need and necessity of arrest” under PMLA
In the money laundering matter, Arvind Kejriwal received interim bail from the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court also referred questions about the “need and necessity of arrest” under PMLA to a larger Bench.
Earlier procedural steps included a trial court bail grant followed by a stay of that bail decision by the Delhi High Court. After the Delhi High Court stay, Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in 2024 by the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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