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New Delhi: Hearing the bail plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the CBI. The agency lodged a case against Delhi CM in a corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam.
A Bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna asked the central investigative agency to file its response and posted the matter for hearing on July 17.
During the hearing, the counsel representing CBI objected to filing of the bail plea directly before the High Court, adding that CM Kejriwal should have first approached the trial court for bail. However, the Bench said that contention will be considered at a later stage and asked the CBI to file its reply in the meantime.
Earlier on Wednesday, CM Kejriwal’s bail plea was mentioned before a Bench presided over by Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Manmohan for urgent listing. The ACJ assured that his bail petition would be heard on Friday, July 5.
Pertinently, CM Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the CBI is also coming up for hearing on July 17. The AAP supremo, who presently remains under 14-day judicial custody (till July 12) in the corruption case, had assailed the validity of his arrest by the CBI and subsequent custody of the agency.
On June 26, CM Kejriwal was arrested by the CBI and was produced before the Rouse Avenue Court. Subsequently, he was sent to three-day CBI custody for interrogation.
