New Delhi, After the stay on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bail, Rajya Sabha MP and the country’s renowned lawyer Kapil Sibal reacted. He said, it is strange that a court stopped the police from arresting former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, while Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren were arrested. They are being treated like Tom-Dick Harry.
A case has been registered against Karnataka BJP leader VS Yeddyurappa under the POCSO Act. But earlier this month, the Karnataka High Court had stayed the arrest of Yeddyurappa. While passing the order, the court had reportedly said that Yeddyurappa is a former CM, not a Tom, Dick or Harry.
it is strange…
Supreme Court Bar Association President Kapil Sibal gave his reaction to this comment of the court. When the High Court put an interim stay on the bail of Delhi CM, Sibal wrote on the social media platform ‘X’, Judge: While granting anticipatory bail to Yeddyurappa in the alleged sexual abuse case, he said, he is not a Tom, Dick or Harry. HD Ravanna was granted bail in the alleged kidnapping case. Arvind Kejriwal, Hemant Soren were considered Tom, Dick or Harry! This is strange.
What did the High Court say in the interim order
The Delhi High Court has also issued a notice to Kejriwal, seeking a response on the ED’s petition challenging the lower court’s June 20 order. On the basis of this petition, Kejriwal was granted bail by the Rouse Avenue Court. The vacation bench of Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain said, till the announcement of this order, there will be a stay on the implementation of the controversial order of the Rouse Avenue Court. We are reserving the order for 2-3 days, because we want to study the entire record.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 21, 2024, 20:14 IST