After rising for the day, a bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna posted the case for further hearing on Tuesday and added Additional Solicitor General S.V., representing the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Told Raju that you should be prepared on the question of interim release of the supremo. Due to election.
The bench, which also included Justice Dipankar Datta, clarified that it amounts to informing both the parties to prepare on the question of interim bail as the final hearing in the case could be lengthy. "If it (conclusion of hearing) will take time, which it appears that it may take, then we can consider the question of interim bail on account of elections," the top court said.
Further, it asked ASG Raju to take instructions on whether Kejriwal could be allowed to sign official files in custody because of his position.
During the hearing, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, said that elections are to be held in Delhi on May 26 and the AAP leader was arrested on March 21, soon after the elections were announced on March 16.
In the last hearing, the apex court had asked the ED to tell the time of arrest of CM Kejriwal after the implementation of the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections. It had also asked the federal anti-money laundering agency to explain the gap between the date of arrest and the commencement of investigation.
CM Kejriwal had argued that the ED needs to demonstrate the "need for arrest" with "reason to believe" on "available material" that he is guilty of an offense under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. He argued that several documents, including the CBI FIR and ED's ECIR, had no remote connection with the alleged scam.
The bench, which also included Justice Dipankar Datta, clarified that it amounts to informing both the parties to prepare on the question of interim bail as the final hearing in the case could be lengthy. "If it (conclusion of hearing) will take time, which it appears that it may take, then we can consider the question of interim bail on account of elections," the top court said.
Further, it asked ASG Raju to take instructions on whether Kejriwal could be allowed to sign official files in custody because of his position.
During the hearing, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, said that elections are to be held in Delhi on May 26 and the AAP leader was arrested on March 21, soon after the elections were announced on March 16.
In the last hearing, the apex court had asked the ED to tell the time of arrest of CM Kejriwal after the implementation of the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections. It had also asked the federal anti-money laundering agency to explain the gap between the date of arrest and the commencement of investigation.
CM Kejriwal had argued that the ED needs to demonstrate the "need for arrest" with "reason to believe" on "available material" that he is guilty of an offense under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. He argued that several documents, including the CBI FIR and ED's ECIR, had no remote connection with the alleged scam.
