Supreme Court Grants Bail To Kejriwal In Delhi Excise Case; Check Out Bail Conditions Set

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam. It is pertinent to mention that the underlining restrictions on him on going to the chief minister’s office and signing files will continue. As per the bail conditions set, Kejriwal cannot make any public comment on the liquor case, he cannot attend CM office or the Secretariat, he cannot access or sign any official files; the conditions imposed in EC case will stay; Kejriwal can’t comment on the merits of the case; and he can’t interact with witnesses. 
Two concurring judgments by two justices were pronounced.
In his opinion, Justice Surya Kant granted bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the case. The other judge, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, authored a separate opinion raising serious questions on the timings of arrest by the CBI and held the "belated arrest" by the central agency to be unjustified.
Last week, the Bench of Justices Kant and Bhuyan, reserved its decision after hearing the oral arguments advanced by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing the Aam Aadmi Party supremo, and Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S.V. Raju, who appeared on behalf of the CBI. During the hearing, Singhvi contended that the CBI did not arrest CM Kejriwal for two years but made an "insurance arrest in a hurry" to prevent his release in the money laundering case. The CBI arrested Kejriwal for "his non-cooperation and evasive replies" but there were several apex court judgments that held that cooperation with the probe should not mean that the accused should incriminate himself and confess to the offences alleged, he said.
Singhvi added that CM Kejriwal satisfied the triple test for grant of bail. On the other hand, the central agency apprehended that the release of CM Kejriwal would turn many witnesses "hostile" and urged the apex court to not release him on bail.