May consider hearing Arvind Kejriwal’s interim bail plea: SC

Arvind Kejriwal

The Supreme Court on Friday said that it may consider hearing on May 7 arguments on the interim bail of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal because of the upcoming 2024 general elections.

A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta said that arguments on Kejriwal's plea against arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and his subsequent remand in the excise policy case, may take some time, so it may hear arguments on the question of interim bail Kejriwal on Tuesday.

"We will post it on Tuesday morning itself. Mr Raju (Additional Solicitor General SV Raju representing ED) one more thing. If it is going to take time, it does appear it may take time, we may then consider the question of interim bail, because of the elections. We may hear on that part because of elections," the bench said at the end of the hearing.

However, the bench also made it clear that it had not decided anything finally and that it was only informing all counsel that such a form of interim relief may be considered if the hearing is unlikely to conclude soon.

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