The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas challenging his arrest by the CBI in the excise policy case and seeking interim bail. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Kejriwal, referred the case of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan during a hearing at the Delhi High Court.
Singhvi pointed out that while Khan was released, he was re-arrested in another case, arguing, “It can’t happen in our country.”
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, who conducted the proceedings on a holiday on account of Muharram, heard the arguments advanced by the lawyers of Kejriwal and the CBI and reserved its order on the petitions. The HC has listed his regular bail plea for further arguments on July 29.
During the hearing, Singhvi criticised the trial court’s decision to allow the CBI’s application for production warrants despite Kejriwal being interrogated for nearly three hours on June 25.
Kejriwal’s senior counsel not only assailed his arrest by the CBI but also sought his release on bail in the case.
