Arvind Kejriwal to stay in jail as HC quashes bail order, says 'trial court didn't apply its mind'

The Delhi HC vacation bench, on June 25, granted an interim stay on bail to Arvind Kejriwal. The HC noted that the trial court could not have said that it could not read thousands of pages of documents.

Earlier, the High Court had halted the bail order till it pronounced its verdict on the application for an interim stay. The SC will hear Kejriwal’s appeal against this order on June 26. The HC also noted that the trial court should have recorded its satisfaction with respect to the satisfaction of twin conditions for bail under PMLA.

Shortly after the HC's order pronouncement, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stated, "We dissent with the decision of the High Court. We will challenge this decision in the Supreme Court. The order on bail can't be stayed in this manner, the Supreme Court too has said this yesterday".

The Supreme Court on June 24 remarked that the Delhi High Court's decision to stay CM Kejriwal's bail without issuing a final order was "a bit unusual." A vacation bench consisting of Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti noted that typically, in cases involving stay applications, the orders are pronounced on the same day rather than being reserved.