Arvind Kejriwal bail key highlights: Here’s what Supreme Court said in its judgement

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal the entire way at some point of the alleged corruption case lodged by the CBI in connection with the excise policy ‘scam’, saying prolonged incarceration amounts to unjust deprivation of liberty.

Listed lower than are the highlights of the apex court’s Friday judgement the entire way at some point of the bail order to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo:

• The Supreme Court noted that prolonged incarceration amounts to “unjust deprivation of liberty”.
• Justice Surya Kant said Kejriwal’s arrest does no longer suffer with any procedural infirmity.
• Continued incarceration for extended period pending trial would infringe upon Kejriwal’s right to liberty, the apex court said.
• Given Kejriwal’s position and his roots in society, no valid reason to entertain apprehension of his fleeing country, the court observed.
• Arvind Kejriwal shall no longer make any public comments on merits of CBI case.
• Arvind Kejriwal shall remain present earlier than trial court on every date of hearing
• Arvind Kejriwal shall fully cooperate with trial court for expeditious conclusion of trial complaints
• Terms and stipulations imposed by coordinate bench in ED case imposed mutatis mutandis in present case
• Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said belated arrest of Kejriwal by CBI unjustified
• Every effort has to be made to put off any perception that investigation no longer carried out fairly by CBI, the head court said.
• Accused has right to remain silent and can not be compelled to make inculpatory statements against himself, it said.
• Imperative that CBI dispels notion of it being “caged parrot”, the Supreme Court stressed out.
• Kejriwal’s arrest by CBI most effective to frustrate bail granted to him in ED case.
• CBI definitely wrong in arresting Kejriwal on grounds that he become evasive in his reply, said Justice Bhuyan.
• It should possibly be travesty of justice to keep Kejriwal in to boot detention in CBI case.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan granted the relief to Kejriwal on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 10 lakh, and two sureties of like amount. The pinnacle court directed the Delhi CM no longer to make any public touch upon the merits of the case and added that terms and stipulations as imposed the entire way at some point of the ED case would even be applicable here.

(With PTI inputs)