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PMLA bail

Analysis

In Prem Prakash, the Supreme Court takes another step away from Vijay Madanlal

By drawing on the ‘bail is rule, jail is exception’ proposition in a PMLA case again, the Court may have softened its 2022 interpretation

Kevin Sebastian

20th Sep 2024

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Supreme Court grants bail to Arvind Kejriwal in CBI case; bench splits over the validity of arrest

Even as Justice Kant held that CBI complied with the conditions of arrest, Justice Bhuyan doubted the intent behind the timing of arrest

Sushovan Patnaik

13th Sep 2024

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Arvind Kejriwal interim bail

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Supreme Court refuses interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in CBI’s corruption-related arrest

Kejriwal’s counsel argued that the CBI’s last minute arrest was like an “insurance arrest”

Sushovan Patnaik

14th Aug 2024

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Soren

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Supreme Court endorses Jharkhand High Court’s order granting Hemant Soren interim bail

The top court dismissed the Enforcement Directorate’s challenge to the High Court’s order reasoning that it was “well reasoned”

R. Sai Spandana

29th Jul 2024

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Arvind Kejriwal’s challenge to ED arrest: Judgement Summary

The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Kejriwal. Meanwhile, the legality of his arrest was referred to a larger bench

Advay Vora

17th Jul 2024

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Arvind Kejriwal withdraws plea challenging Delhi High Court’s interim stay order from Supreme Court

A Vacation Bench permitted the Delhi CM to file a fresh petition challenging the Delhi High Court’s stay

Advay Vora

26th Jun 2024

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Delhi High Court, Supreme Court, Kejriwal's Bail

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Won’t repeat High Court’s mistake, if any, Supreme Court says in Arvind Kejriwal’s Bail plea

The Supreme Court heard a challenge to the Delhi High Court’s interim stay on Arvind Kejriwal’s bail order by the trial court

Gauri Kashyap

24th Jun 2024

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Analysis

A tale of two Chief Ministers

Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren were both arrested by the ED in PMLA cases. Why did only one of them get interim bail to campaign?

Advay Vora

26th May 2024

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Analysis

Case against former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren “fabricated”, petitioners argue

The Enforcement Directorate argued that CM Arvind Kejriwal's interim bail was granted on different circumstances that do not apply to Soren

Advay Vora

21st May 2024

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Kejriwal’s interim bail lays the ground for a ‘public interest’ argument in personal liberty cases

The Delhi CM’s release to participate in campaigning suggests that the operation of special laws must meet constitutional parameters.

Soutik Banerjee

11th May 2024

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What are the interim bail conditions for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal?

The Supreme Court observed that Kejriwal was not a threat to society as he had no criminal antecedents

Advay Vora

10th May 2024

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Supreme Court grants interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till 1 June 2024

The Bench directed Kejriwal to report back to judicial custody on 2 June, two days prior to the 2024 Lok Sabha Election Results

Advay Vora

10th May 2024

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