What is Arvind Kejriwal’s path to securing bail?

The Delhi chief minister has been involved in a protracted legal battle since March in his effort to secure bail.

Jul 11, 2024 - 11:30

What is Arvind Kejriwal’s path to securing bail?

Since Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the liquor policy scam case in March, his pursuit of bail has played out in several courts – from district courts in Delhi all the way up to the Supreme Court.

The latest hurdle in his quest came on July 10 when the Delhi High Court rejected Kejriwal’s request for an urgent hearing of his bail matter. Earlier, on June 25, the High Court had stayed an order by a district court granting him bail. Adding to the complexity of the case, the Central Bureau of Investigation on June 26 arrested the Aam Aadmi Party leader from Tihar jail in a related case.

What will it take for Kejriwal to get bail?

As has been evident from Kejriwal’s own legal struggles as well as the battles of his jailed former cabinet colleague Manish Sisodia at all three levels of the judiciary, a protracted legal battle awaits the Delhi chief minister.

Enforcement Directorate case

The Delhi liquor scam case in which Kejriwal has been arrested has been under investigation for over two years. It relates to the sweeping changes made to Delhi’s liquor policy by the Aam Aadmi Party government in November 2021, granting licences not to individual shops but to entire geographical zones.

The Aam Aadmi Party government...