ED summons case: Arvind Kejriwal appears before court, gets bail
ED summons case | New Delhi / Hyderabad, March 16: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appeared before the Rouse Avenue Court the national capital in the Enforcement Directorate summons case.
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The Rouse Avenue Court later granted him bail in both the complaints of the Enforcement Directorate.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Divya Malhotra granted bail to the Delhi CM.
The bail was granted on a bail bond of Rs 15,000 and a surety of Rs 1 lakh.
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ED summons case
Kejriwal appeared before the court following a summons issued to him by the court based on two ED complaints in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case.
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The Rouse Avenue Court on Friday reserved an order on the stay of summons issued to Kejriwal on complaints filed by the ED.
Kejriwal had challenged the summons issued by the court after taking cognizance of two complaints filed by the ED for avoidance of the summons issued to him.
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According to the ED, the agency wants to record Kejriwal’s statement in the case on issues like the formulation of policy, meetings held before it was finalized, and allegations of bribery.
Meanwhile, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said Kejriwal should follow the law.
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“He has got bail on a bail bond of ₹15,000 in the case of complaints filed by ED. He is on bail and has been asked by the court to respond to the ED summons and obey the law. Following the law is appropriate for a person who has taken the oath of the Constitution,” he added.
It is to be mentioned here that on February 17, Kejriwal appeared virtually. Last week, the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate took cognizance of the Enforcement Directorate’s second complaint and issued a fresh summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his appearance before the court on March 16.
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The second complaint against Kejriwal was moved under Section 190 (1)(a) CrPC r/w section 200 CrPC 1973 r/w section 174 IPC, 1860 r/w section 63 (4) of PMLA, 2002 for non-attendance in compliance with Section 50, PMLA, 2002.
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