CM Kejriwal got interim bail from the Supreme Court, but he will have to follow these 5 conditions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday gave a big relief to CM Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor scam in Delhi. The apex court granted interim bail to the Chief Minister of Delhi. In May also, the court had granted interim bail to Kejriwal for election campaign in the same case. However, this time the Delhi CM will not be able to come out of jail until he gets bail in the case related to CBI as well. That is, even after interim bail, Arvind Kejriwal will have to remain in jail for the time being. On Friday, the apex court granted him interim bail but also said that he should also decide about resigning from the post of Chief Minister in view of the serious allegations against him. The court said that it cannot ask an elected Chief Minister to resign.
The Supreme Court, while hearing the case today, recommended sending it to a larger bench and also decided to release Kejriwal on interim bail. However, the court has also laid down several conditions regarding interim bail.
The bench of Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Dipankar Dutta said that Kejriwal cannot work as CM till the period of bail. Even if Kejriwal gets relief in the CBI case and comes out, he will not be able to work. Let us tell you that the Supreme Court has granted bail to Kejriwal on these 5 conditions.
- Kejriwal will have to furnish a bail bond in the amount of Rs 50,000 and a surety in the same amount.
- Kejriwal will not be able to visit the CM office and Delhi Secretariat.
- Kejriwal will not sign official files unless it is necessary and required to obtain the clearance/approval of the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
- He will not make any comment regarding his role in the case.
- He will not interact with any witnesses and/or have access to any official files related to the case.
