Supreme Court Urges CBI to Prove Its Independence: 'Must Show It’s an Uncaged Parrot’ in Kejriwal Bail Case'

Supreme Court Urges CBI to Prove Its Independence: The Agriculture Ministry on Friday said it would soon roll out 12 new plant varieties in the Uttrakhand region, to be followed by the release of 10 plant varieties for Haryana region.

The two-judge bench of the supreme court further put it that long term imprisonment is nothing else than unfair stripping of right to liberty.

Justice Surya Kant in the his judgment said that there are three questions formulated in the case. On procedural violation, he dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s petition concerning arrest with the CBI in excise policy.

Justice Bhuyan agreed with Justice Kant to quash Kiwi’s order and release Arvind Kejriwal on regular bail.

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The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on 21st March 2023 on the grounds of questioning him in connection with money laundering case in Delhi with regard to assailing irregularities of the recently cancelled Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.

The AAP chief was arrested by the CBI on 26-06-2024 and at that time he was in the ED custody in the excise case.

The 2G spectrum case was taken to the Supreme Court by the CBI with hearing Arvind Kejriwal also taking his side before the apex court where the central issue was reserved for a decision on September 5.

While presenting evidence for the case, additional solicitor general SV Raju, for CBI, complained over Arvind Kejriwal for failing to obtain a bailing petition from the trial court.

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Arvind Kejriwal had not sought bail through any lawyer or through a letter and he himself had approached the Delhi high court for bail and then to the apex court.

On August 5, the Delhi high court has described the arrest of the chief minister as legal. Though it rejected Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest arguing that on account of not having adequate material evidence at the initial stage, the CBI did not go in for Kejriwal’s arrest but after collecting sufficient evidence and receiving sanction in April 2024, it had ordered further probe against him.

Addressing this aspect the Delhi high court had said that there was no malice in the acts of the CBI and such apprehension could explain how Kejriwal could twist the wrist of the witness who would take courage only to depose after arrest.

It had said Kejriwal is not a ‘aam aadmi’; he is a distinguished Magsaysay awardee and the convenor of AAP.

"The control and the influence which he has on the witnesses is prima facie borne out from the fact that these witnesses could muster the courage to be a witness only after the arrest of the petitioner, as highlighted by the special prosecutor," it had said in its order.

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