Kejriwal to remain in Tihar jail as Delhi HC stays trial court's bail decision

In no relief for Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, the high court stayed his bail order in the excise policy case.

This means the AAP chief continues to stay in jail.

A vacation bench of Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain said the trial court failed to appreciate the material placed before it by the Enforcement Directorate and did not apply its



mind while deciding the AAP leader’s bail plea.

The judge also said the trial court ought to have given adequate opportunity to the agency to argue its case.

“The trial court did not apply its mind. It did not appreciate facts provided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The operation of the impugned order is stayed,” the bench said.