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News India Live, Digital Desk: Former Chief Minister of Delhi and National Convenor of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind KejriwalThose who are accused in Delhi Excise Policy cases, filed a petition in a city court on Thursday (29 May) demanding a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for renewal of their passport.
Kejriwal is accused in cases of corruption and money refinement related to the alleged Delhi Excise Policy Scam and is currently out on bail in both cases filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Court sought response from ED, CBI on Kejriwal’s petition
Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh On Kejriwal’s plea, issued a notice to the ED and CBI and sought a reply by June 4, when the case will be heard.
The lawyer representing the AAP leader told the court that Kejriwal’s passport ended in 2018 and has applied for 10 years, demanding renewal of his passport.
Meanwhile, the CBI -representing lawyer told the court that the agency is ready to debate in the corruption case related to alleged irregularities in the excise policy scam, the news agency PTI said.
The CBI and ED have alleged that irregularities were taken in the construction and implementation of the ended Delhi Excise Policy and the license holders were given unfair advantage.
The ED arrested Kejriwal in the money laundering case on March 21 last year.
The ED arrested Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the excise policy on March 21 last year. Kejriwal challenged his arrest in the money laundering case in the Delhi High Court, which upheld his arrest in the case. He then moved to the Supreme Court, which on July 12 last year granted him interim bail in the money laundering case, until a decision was taken by a big bench on the petition challenging his arrest.
Kejriwal was also arrested in a corruption case lodged by CBI
Kejriwal was also arrested by the CBI in the corruption case related to the excise policy and on September 13 last year, he was granted bail by the Supreme Court in the corruption case, after which he was released from Tihar Jail, where he was in judicial custody since his arrest in the money laundering case.
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