Arvind Kejriwal moves Supreme Court after HC rejects plea against arrest in Delhi liquor policy case

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court after the High Court rejected his petition against his arrest in the liquor excise policy case, Bar and Bench reported.

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the case for urgent hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud. The chief justice asked Singhvi to send an email and said he would look into it.

Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 and is currently in Delhi’s Tihar Jail.

The High Court, while rejecting the petition against the chief minister’s arrest, had said that the material collected by the central law enforcement agency showed that he was actively involved in the use and concealment of the proceeds of crime.

The court also noted that the statements of Hyderabad-based businessman Sarath Chandra Reddy and Telugu Desam Party leader Raghav Magunta, two persons accused in the case, who later turned approvers – or government witnesses – could not be doubted.

Hours before Kejriwal’s arrest, electoral bond data released by the Election Commission showed a company linked to Reddy had donated Rs 5 crore to the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2022, just five days after Reddy was taken in custody. Another Rs 25 crore was donated to the BJP after Reddy turned approver in the case.

Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, the...

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