New Delhi: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court on Saturday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against arrest for skipping the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) repeated summons in a case related to the alleged excise policy scam. The Court asked the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader to furnish a personal bond of 15,000 rupees and a security bond of one lakh rupees for the bail.
The Delhi Chief Minister violated Section 174 of the Indian Penal Code. The section deals with disobeying a legal order to be at a certain place in person or by agent.
Mr. Kejriwal appeared before the court following the Enforcement Directorate’s complaints that the AAP Chief was not complying with the agency’s summons in connection with the case. The ED also told the Court that the Chief Minister skipped eight summons issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The next hearing in the case will be held at 10 AM on the 1st of April.
