SC Rejects Arvind Kejriwal’s Plea For 7 Days Extension Of His Interim Bail

Supreme Court today rejected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea for 7-day extension of his interim bail, by which he was to go back to Tihar Jail on June 2. Refusing to accept Kejriwal’s application, Supreme Court registry said since he has been given liberty to move trial court for regular bail, the plea is not maintainable. Delhi Chief Minister had got interim bail from Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta on May 10 and was asked to surrender to Tihar jail on June 2. The bench had on May 17 reserved verdict on Kejriwal’s challenge to the validity of his arrest by ED in a PMLA case linked to Delhi liquor scam. Refusing to accept application, the apex court said that since the verdict is already reserved on challenge to arrest, Kejriwal’s plea for extension of interim bail has no relation to main petition.