The Delhi High Court on Monday (Aug. 10) is hearing the Enforcement Directorate’s petition challenging the bail granted to former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the 2021-22 liquor excise policy.
The Enforcement Directorate’s petition, filed in 2024, has been listed for hearing before Justice Manoj Jain.
The Supreme Court granted relief to Kejriwal in this case. On July 12, 2024, when it referred three questions concerning the aspect of “need and necessity for arrest” under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to a larger bench, the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Kejriwal in the money laundering case.
Previously, on June 20, 2024, a trial court granted bail to Kejriwal. This order was stayed by the High Court later, on the basis of a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate.
On October 14, 2025, the High Court gave the Enforcement Directorate a final opportunity to argue on that petition. Kejriwal’s lawyer objected to the Enforcement Directorate repeatedly seeking adjournments in the case, and accused it of prolonging the proceedings without any reason.
The national coordinator of the Aam Aadmi Party was arrested in money laundering and corruption cases by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 and by the CBI on June 26, 2024, respectively.
The excise policy was scrapped in 2022 after the Delhi Lieutenant Governor ordered a CBI probe into alleged irregularities and corruption in the formulation and implementation of the excise policy.
According to the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate, irregularities are said to have occurred while revising the excise policy, and undue benefits were allegedly given to license holders.
