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Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Chaudhari points out that a specific question was earlier put to Magunta Reddy and he had said that he never met Kejriwal with regards to excise policy but he when turned the turtle, his son got bail.

The senior lawyer points out that one of the biggest factor which has gone into trial court’s mind while granting bail is Kejriwal being arrested after the boggle of elections was blown.

It’s not a one page order. It has dealt with everything, Chaudhari says. He adds that the learned judge has “taken pains. This order is most well formulated & it in all spheres will qualify the test of justice,” Chaudhari says.

He says that excise policy is a case where the probe is pending since 2022.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Singhvi ends his argument.

Senior advocate Vikram Chaudhari also for Kejriwal commences his submissions.

Chaudhuri points out to trial court’s observation that ED has failed to clarify as to how much time it will require to trace the money trail. He says that the trial court order is not worth staying.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) failed to provide direct evidence linking Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to the proceeds of crime in the money laundering case against him, according to a Delhi court order granting him bail.

The order, passed on Thursday, has been stayed by the Delhi High Court following an appeal by the ED. The trial court order was made public on Friday.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Singhvi says that trial court’s order is not a perverse order but a “discretionary order” which has been passed after hearing the parties.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Singhvi points out that three co accused namely Raghav Magunta, Buchi Babu and Abhishekh Boinpally had not said a word about Kejriwal earlier. He points out that Magunta’s father for the first time later mentioned that Kejriwal spoke to him about liquor business. Singhvi pointed out that Raghav Magunta got bail a day after MSR implicated him. The senior lawyer pointed out that even Sarath Reddy was granted bail for back pain after he implicated Kejriwal. “He implicates me after 9 statement. He (Sarath Reddy) gets bail for back pain,” Singhvi adds.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Singhvi says that the ED is taking advantage of “typographical errors” in the trial court order.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Liberty of individual is very very low if at all it exists in the mind of ED. This is inverting the law & turning the law in its head, says Singhvi

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Senior lawyer adds that the trial court’s failure to consider some contentions of the probe agency cannot be “perversity.”

“Every time it is said that you have not noted, not considered. The judge notes it. Essay is not to be written. That in any event cannot be perversity. Every argument of mine is noted in the arguments sections. mark the phrase "resulting in miscarriage of justice". What is the miscarriage? He was out on bail for 20 days, he went back. If my lords today hold against me I will again go back. Does Article 20 fo constitution holds no weight? One court has decided. Unless the court says that 2+ 2 is 6, until then, there is no perversity,” Singhvi adds.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Senior lawyer adds that ED like “Alice in Wonderland” has its own meaning of perversity. “For them it means error is perversity and unless every argument of ED is repeated verbatim, it is perversity,” Singhvi says.

Singhvi adds that there is an attempt by ED to circumvent the law by their own meaning of perversity.

He says that bail grant & bail reversal & cancellation are two different species

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: ‘So my lords, it’s is a complete misunderstanding as to how trial court judge is to be read,’ Singhvi says.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Singhvi says that the Supreme Court while reserving verdict in Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest and remand had “expressly” stated that Kejriwal can approach trial court for bail. “If justice Sharma’s order was final, I ask myself a question why did the Supreme Court grant express liberty?”, Singhvi says.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Singhvi points out that HC's ruling dealt with the legality of the arrest and remand. He says that HC's verdict was challenged in the Supreme Court. “My friend has argued as if justice Swarna Kanta Sharma’s judgement is final. It is being considered by SC. If the arrest is bad, all other steps are irrelevant. It is the last word of SC which will come in July and not Justice Sharma’s,” Singhvi says.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Singhvi says that ED's approach that the trial court should’ve heard the probe agency “endlessly” and would written an essay while writing the order is deplorable, sad, it can come from a private body. “It should never come from a government authority but for long statutory objectivity of statutory body is lost as far as ED is concerned,” Singhvi adds.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: ASG SV Raju concludes his submissions

Senior advocate AM Singhvi for Kejriwal commences his arguments

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Credibility of the statements under section 50 of PMLA cannot be gone into at the stage of bail. At the stage of bail even 161 CrPC statements are looked out. Here there are statements under section 50 PMLA which are “admissible in evidence.” The law officer says that the ED is not even relying on statements but also documentary evidence. Raju says that Kejriwal has close relations with an Angadiya owner Vinod Chauhan. “We have evidence to show that money was transferred by Vinod Chauhan to Sagar Patel. We have chats b/w AAP persons who were dealing with the campaign & the Angadiya’s. We have phone calls that took place between these two people,” Raju says. The law officer says that it has “documentary evidence” to show that money was paid by co accused Chanpreet Singh for Kejriwal’s hotel stay in Goa.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Raju says that trial court’s order is silent with regard to EDs contention that Kejriwal is vicariously liable for the money laundering offence committed by Aam Aadmi Party. He says that the HC in its ruling had however dealt with this aspect elaborately. “You cannot totally be silent about it and not say a word about it,” Raju adds.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Raju says that Kejriwal is guilty of the offence of money laundering. He says that Kejriwal demanded ₹100 crore as bribe in his “individual capacity.” The law officer adds that Kejriwal is vicariously liable cause AAP is guilty of the offence of money laundering as AAP used the funds generated in the form of proceeds of crime & it was used in the election campaign. So AAP is also guilty & we have made AAP as an accused. AAP can be made accused u/s 70 PMLA & thus every person incharge would be deemed to be guilty.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Raju says that the judge admitted that she did not read the documents. “There cannot be a greater perversity in this,” Raju says.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Raju says that the investigation with regards to Kejriwal is complete as the ED has filed chargesheet. He says that the probe agency has traced out 45 crore and 65 crore are yet to be traced and that can’t be a ground for granting bail.

“End to end money trail has been given,” Raju says.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Raju says that trial court citing famous saying of Benjamin Franklin cannot be ignored that "it is better that 100 guilty persons should escape than an innocent person should suffer" is something that would be applicable at the stage of trial and not at the case of “bail.”

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: The law officer says that ED has all the statement to show that Kejriwal demanded ₹100 crore. Raju says that the trial court order is “perverse” “one sided” “lopsided”.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Delhi HC resumes hearing EDs plea challenging bail granted to CM Arvind Kejriwal

Raju says that trial court’s observation that ED has failed to give any direct evidence against the applicant in respect of the proceeds of crime is “a wrong statement.” This is a wrong statement. Raju says that ED presented Magunta Reddy’s statement that ₹100 crore was demanded from the South Group.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has challenged the order of Rouse Avenue court on granting bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case related to the Delhi Excise policy.

ED has challenged the order dated June 20, 2024, passed by Special Judge (Vacation Judge), Rouse Avenue District Courts that granted bail to Kejriwal.

The trial court said in the bail order that ED has failed to give any direct evidence against the applicant (Kejriwal) in respect of the proceeds of crime.

The matter was mentioned before the vacation division bench today seeking an urgent hearing.

Arvind Kejriwal LIVE Updates: Delhi High Court says that it would continue hearing the matter after lunch, matter to be heard at 2:15pm.

Arvind Kejriwal Bail News Live: Raju says that the trial court has considered “irrelevant facts” and failed to consider the relevant facts while granting bail. He adds that the trial court’s order is totally perverse.