The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged liquor policy scam case. Kejriwal will now move the Supreme Court against the high court order, said AAP sources.
Judge Swarna Kanta Sharma said the material collected so far indicates that Kejriwal was involved in the alleged transactions, and it cannot go into the merits of the investigation by running a 'mini trial' at this stage. The trial must be done by the lower court.
The judge also refused to accept Kejriwal's argument that the central government, controlled by the BJP, is misusing the Enforcement Directorate to suppress the political opposition.
"Judges are bound by law not politics. Judgments are given on legal principles not political considerations. Political considerations cannot be brought before the court as they are not relevant," the judge said, adding that Enforcement Directorate cannot be seen as an agency of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
