Supreme Court to Hear Arvind Kejriwal’s Bail Case on June 26

The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s interim stay on his bail in the excise policy case. The High Court’s decision to stay the bail without a final order was termed ‘unusual’ by the Supreme Court. The case will be heard on June 26.

On June 21, the High Court ordered an interim stay on Kejriwal’s bail while reserving its final order. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had requested the stay, and Kejriwal appealed to the Supreme Court against this decision.

During the hearing, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju mentioned that the High Court would soon pronounce its final order and requested an adjournment. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Kejriwal, argued that the stay on bail on the first day of hearing was unprecedented and questioned how Kejriwal would be compensated for the lost time if the High Court dismisses the ED’s appeal.

Senior advocate Vikram Chaudhary also argued that Kejriwal has no criminal history and is not a flight risk. The trial judge had granted bail to Kejriwal on June 20, but the ED challenged this decision the next day, leading to the High Court’s interim stay.