The AAP chief was granted bail by a trial court in the money laundering case on June 20, 2024.
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to respond to a plea by AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal challenging a sessions court order upholding the summons issued to him in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.
The ED’s counsel raised a preliminary objection over the maintainability of the petition and argued that it was not permissible.
The court asked the prosecution counsel to file a response listing all the objections and scheduled the matter for hearing on September 10.
Mr. Kejriwal has challenged in the High Court a special court order dated September 17, 2024 through which his revision petition against a March 7, 2024 order of a magisterial court summoning him was dismissed.
He has also challenged a sessions court order dated December 20, 2024, which upheld an October 24, 2024 order of a magisterial court refusing to transfer his case to another court.
On June 20, 2024, the AAP chief was granted bail by a trial court in the money laundering case. But it was later stayed by the High Court on a plea by the ED.
The ED’s money laundering case stems from an FIR lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena recommended a probe into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of the 2021-22 Delhi excise policy.
According to the ED and the CBI, irregularities were allegedly committed while modifying the excise policy and undue favours were extended to the licence holders.
Published – July 10, 2025 01:05 am IST
