Arvind Kejriwal Granted Bail In Liqour Policy Case

Enforcement Directorate Grants Bail In The Delhi Excise Policy

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal, who has been in custody since March this year on a bond of Rs. 1,00,000, is granted bail. He was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to the Delhi excise policy scam.

The Significance Of The Prevention Of  Money Laundering Act (PMLA)

It is often to get granted bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA). Section 45 (1) says that no accused shall be granted bail unless the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of a certain offense and he is not likely to commit such offense on bail.

Kejriwal’s Bail Request And SC’s Response

A month ago, Arvind Kejriwal applied for regular bail after the Supreme Court rejected his plea to extend his interim bail. A lawyer appealed to the court and asked it to not consider Kejriwal as a ‘special someone’ while considering his bail request. This sparked much buzz between the INDIA bloc and the ruling BJP.

A Question On The Enforcement Directorate

Money laundering cases lead to one being in jail for five to seven years. Former Health Minister Satyendra Jain and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia were in jail for more than a year for a similar offense. NCP Leader Chhagan Bhujbal who was arrested by the ED in 2016, spent two years in jail. Thus, this news makes the ED seem questionable. Many officials say that this can affect many other similar cases ahead of the ED.