SETBACK TO KEJRIWAL AS HC STAYS BAIL

Vacation bench will deliver judgement in two-three days

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has to remain in jail for another few days as the Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the trial court order granting bail to Kejriwal in the liquor policy case.

The vacation bench of Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain said that the judgement will be delivered in two to three days.

"Till pronouncement, the operation of the impugned order shall remain stayed," the court said while putting an interim stay on the trial court decision granting bail to Kejriwal.

In the meantime, Delhi HC issued notice to Kejriwal on ED plea challenging the trial court order granting bail to Kejriwal.

The HC was hearing the Enforcement Directorate's plea challenging the trial court decision granting bail to Kejriwal. Yesterday evening Rouse Avenue Court granted the bail to Kejriwal.

Today morning ED moved.

the HC seeking a stay on the order.

Challenging the Rouse Avenue court order, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju said that the trial court order is perverse. ASG SV Raju appearing for the Enforcement Directorate says proper opportunity has not been given to probe agency for argument before the trial court.