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The Delhi High Court rejected Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and remand order passed by the trial court in connection with the excise policy case.
In its order, the high court said the petition challenged the arrest and said it was in violation of Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). “The court clarifies that the plea is not for bail but for declaring the arrest illegal,” Bar and Bench reported while citing the court order.
What Delhi HC said in its order?
The high court said the material collected by the ED “reveals Arvind Kejriwal conspired and was actively involved in use and concealment of proceeds of crime.”
“The ED case also reveals that he was involved in his personal capacity as well as convenor of AAP,” the order said.
Reacting to Kejriwal’s argument casting doubt on the statements of “approvers” in the excise policy case, the court said the statements of “Raghav Magunta and Sarath Reddy are approver statements which were recorded under the PMLA as well as Section 164 CrPC”.
“To cast doubt on the manner of recording statement of approver would amount to casting aspersions on the court and judge,” the order added. “The law of approver is over 100 years old and not one year old. it cannot be suggested that it was enacted to implicate the present petitioner (Kejriwal),” it added.
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Published: 09 Apr 2024, 03:41 PM IST
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