New Delhi: Delhi high court has ordered to extend the custody of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal till July 25 on Friday. Earlier the Supreme Court granted him interim bail from the custody of Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi excise policy case. Both cases involve alleged irregularities in the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, but they differ in certain aspects. Despite the similarities, the two cases have distinct differences.Arvind Kejriwals petition in the Supreme Court contested his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate on money laundering charges linked to the excise policy. Meanwhile, the CBI case, which was heard in the Delhi court on Friday, focuses on alleged corruption and irregularities in the implementation of the excise policy, often referred to as the excise policy scam.SC granted Kejriwal interim bail earlier in the day in the excise policy case filed by the ED. A bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna directed his petition challenging his ED arrest to a larger bench for further consideration.The Supreme Court has granted him interim bail, and the issue of Section 19 and necessity of arrest has been referred to a larger bench. CM Kejriwal will remain in custody as his bail in the CBI case is still pending. This is a big victory, Kejriwals lawyer, Rishikesh Kumar, told newswire ANI.While granting interim bail, SC observed that Kejriwal had been in custody for 90 days and acknowledged his status as an elected official. Kejriwal was initially arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21 in connection with a money laundering investigation into the Delhi excise policy scandal and subsequently arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on June 26 in connection with a corruption case related to the same scandal.
