New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s problems have increased. Rouse Avenue Court has handed him over to CBI on 3-day remand. All this happened when the hearing of the ED case was about to start in the Supreme Court. Now the question is whether Kejriwal will be able to come out of jail soon? Experts believe that there are 5 major hurdles in the way of his bail. A lot has changed after CBI got the remand. Now he will have to try for his bail again from the beginning.
First know what does CBI arrest mean? How is CBI investigation different from ED investigation? Actually, ED investigates the money transactions in a case, while CBI investigates the corruption and bribery cases of public servants. When ED arrested Kejriwal in March on charges of money laundering, it alleged that he took money in wrong ways and used it. This is a crime under Section 3 of PMLA Act.
On the other hand, the CBI had registered a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act in 2022. However, Kejriwal was not made an accused in it then. When the ED arrested Kejriwal in March, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju had told the court that it is not necessary for someone to be involved in a particular crime to be accused under PMLA. Because money laundering itself is a major crime. After this, in April, the CBI called Kejriwal for questioning. Then his lawyers told the court that he is a witness, not an accused. Kejriwal has not yet been made an accused in this corruption case.
Now the question is, if Kejriwal is not an accused, then why was he arrested? Actually, ED had accused Kejriwal in his capacity as Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party for alleged transactions in the liquor scam. ED had also said in the High Court that Kejriwal is guilty in two ways. First, as the head of Aam Aadmi Party, who used the bribe money in the elections and second, in personal capacity, because he asked for Rs 2 crore. Now how did the money reach Kejriwal, CBI wants to question Kejriwal about this link, wants to collect credible evidence from him.
These 5 hurdles in Kejriwal’s bail
- Kejriwal will have to go to the lower court once again to get bail in the CBI case also.
- Whether the lower court grants them bail or not, in both the cases the other party will go to the High Court and then the Supreme Court.
- Even if Kejriwal gets bail from the Supreme Court in the CBI case, he will not be able to come out of jail.
- Because he has not yet got bail in the ED case. The High Court has stayed the bail granted by the lower court.
- It is clear from the arguments of CBI that they can make a case of criminal conspiracy in the matter, which will not be easy to counter.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 26, 2024, 21:47 IST