NEW DELHI, AUG 23: The Supreme Court on Friday deferred till September 5 hearing on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas seeking bail and challenging the arrest by the CBI in the alleged excise policy sca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A bench of justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan allowed the CBI to file its counter affidavit in the matter and gave two days’ time to Kejriwal to file a rejoinder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, said the CBI filed a counter affidavit in only one of the pleas and it was served upon them at 8 pm on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ASG SV Raju said they will file the counter in another plea in one week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bench then posted the matter for further hearing on September 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On August 14, the top court refused to grant interim bail to Kejriwal in the case and sought a response from the probe agency on his plea challenging his arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kejriwal was arrested by the CBI on June 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chief minister, who was arrested by the ED on March 21, was granted bail by the trial court in the money laundering case on June 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the trial court’s order was stayed by the high court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On July 12, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in the money laundering case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The excise policy was scrapped in 2022 after the Delhi lieutenant governor ordered a CBI probe into alleged irregularities and corruption involving its formulation and execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the CBI and the ED, irregularities were committed while modifying the excise policy and undue favours extended to licence holders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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