Arvind Kejriwal’s bail request in the CBI case is postponed by the Supreme Court until September 5
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 23) adjourned the hearing on a plea challenging the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is requesting bail in a case related to the purported Delhi liquor policy scam that was filed with the CBI. The CBI sought time to file a counter affidavit in the case.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan posted the matter for hearing on September 5.
At the start of the hearing, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju sought time to file a counter affidavit in one of Kejriwal’s pleas. He said the CBI’s counter affidavit has already been filed in another petition. On the other hand, senior advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi said a counter affidavit was deliberately filed at 8 pm last night so that it does not reach the bench.
Granting time to the CBI to file a counter affidavit and Kejriwal to file a counter affidavit (if any), the bench adjourned the matter for further hearing on September 5.
The latest plea filed in the Supreme Court on behalf of Kejriwal through advocate-on-record Vivek Jain challenges the August 5 order of the Delhi High Court by which a single judge bench had dismissed his plea against arrest by the CBI and granted him liberty to approach the trial court for bail.
