News Desk, Bangladesh Global: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam, saying the AAP supremo "suffered incarceration of 90 days". However, Kejriwal will remain in Tihar Jail as he has also been arrested by the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the corruption case related to the alleged scam.
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta referred Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to a larger bench.
Pronouncing the verdict, the Supreme Court said that mere interrogation does not allow arrest.
"Given that the right to life is concerned and since the matter is referred to a larger bench, we direct Arvind Kejriwal to be released on interim bail," Justice Khanna said.
The bench, however, clarified that the question of interim bail could be modified by the larger bench.
"Arvind Kejriwal has suffered incarceration for more than 90 days. He is an elected leader, and it is up to him whether he wants to continue in the role or not," the court further said.
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