Kejriwal arrested by the CBI on June 26 II VYGR

June 26: Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday after the Rouse Avenue Court allowed the agency to examine the AAP Chief in court, for his alleged involvement in a money-laundering case relating to the excise policy fraud.

After being arrested, Kejriwal withdrew his Supreme Court plea challenging the Delhi High Court's decision to postpone his bail in the money laundering case. Senior advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi notified the Vacation Bench of Justices Manoj Misra and SV Bhatti that he intended to drop the current case and file a new one contesting the High Court's June 25 final ruling. In light of this, the Bench granted the request and allowed the Delhi CM to submit a new appeal.

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Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested for violating section 41 of the CrPC. However, according to Kejriwal's attorney, no notice under Section 41 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was sent to appear for questioning.
The Delhi CM's lawyer also added that Kejriwal’s arrest is the "biggest abuse of process of law" and that the arrest & remand’s prayer is "unscrupulous".

During the hearing in the trial court, the CBI claimed that Kejriwal's custody was needed to confront him with documents.
Public Prosecutor DP Singh in his argument said, ' We need him in CBI custody because we want to show him certain documents and confront him. This can't be done in judicial custody.' Additionally, the CBI asserted that Kejriwal had placed the responsibility on former Delhi minister Manish Sisodia, claiming that privatization was his idea.

Kejriwal has been detained since March 21 except for a brief period of interim bail given by the Supreme Court to campaign for the election. The case is based on claimed anomalies in Delhi's excise policy for 2021–2022, which has since been abandoned.

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