New Delhi, June 21
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is all set to walk out of Tihar jail after being granted bail by the Rouse Avenue court in Delhi liquor policy excise money laundering case.
The court granted him bail on a bond of Rs. 1 lakh. The court however imposed certain conditions before granting relief to Kejriwal, including that he will not try to hamper the investigation or influence the witnesses. The judge also directed the AAP chief to appear before the court whenever required and to cooperate with the investigation.
The ED had arrested Kejriwal on March 21, shortly after the Delhi High Court refused to grant him protection from arrest on his petition challenging summonses issued to him.
On May 10, the Supreme Court had granted interim bail to Kejriwal till June 1 to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections, saying he will have to surrender and go back to jail on June 2.
The trial court had on June 5 denied him interim bail which he sought citing several ailments. The ED had claimed it had evidence of Arvind Kejriwal demanding Rs 100 crore as kickbacks in the liquor policy case. The central probe agency also alleged that kickbacks received from liquor sellers were used to fund AAP's poll campaign in Goa.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) would file a plea in the Delhi High Court against the relief to Kejriwal.
