Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been granted bail by a Delhi court in Excise Policy case. Vacation Judge Niyay Bindu passed the bail order on Thursday.
However, the Enforcement Directorate has requested a 48-hour extension to sign the bail bond, expected to be produced before Deputy judge on Friday.
The court also imposed certain conditions before granting Kejriwal the relief, including that he will not try to hamper the investigation or influence the witnesses.
The Enforcement Directorate requested the court to grant the probe agency 48 hours to accept bail bonds so that order can be challenged in the higher court.
Special Judge Bindu, however, clarified that there was no stay on the bail order. The court said that the counsel of Arvind Kejriwal can apply for bail bond tomorrow before the concerned judge.
The ED submitted that on November 7, 2021, during the assembly poll campaign in Goa, Kejriwal stayed at the Grand Hyatt hotel, with the bill paid by Chanpreet Singh, who is alleged to have managed the AAP funds in the coastal state.
‘₹1 lakh was paid in two instalments (to the hotel). It was paid by Chanpreet Singh (co-accused) from his bank account. Chanpreet is the person who received ₹45 crore from different ‘Angadiyas’ (couriers)’, the ED told the court opposing the bail plea.
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