Delhi court grants bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in ED case for skipping summons

A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate after the Aam Aadmi Party leader skipped multiple summons issued to him in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case, reported The Hindu.

The Aam Aadmi Party leader physically appeared before the Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday as instructed by the court on two occassions.

A day earlier, the court had refused to stay two summons issued to Kejriwal by a magisterial court on March 7. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra had directed the chief minister to be present in the court on Saturday.

The Enforcement Directorate had approached the Rouse Avenue Court claiming that the Aam Aadmi Party leader had not appeared before it for questioning despite eight summons issued to him since November 2.

The Aam Aadmi Party leader had sought an interim stay against the summons. However, Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal on Friday directed Kejriwal to approach the metropolitan magistrate with his request for an exemption from deposing before the Enforcement Directorate.

Kejriwal’s revision petitions against the summons will be heard next on March 30.

On Saturday, the additional chief metropolitan magistrate asked Kejriwal to furnish a personal bond of ₹ 15,000 and a security bond of ₹1 lakh for his...

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