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Supreme Court reserves judgement in Arvind Kejriwal’s plea for bail from CBI arrest
70 days after his arrest by the CBI, Kejriwal relied on three favourable bail orders in his ED case to argue for interim bail
5th Sep 2024
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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”
14th Aug 2024
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“A game of snake and ladder”: Tracing Manish Sisodia’s 17-month journey to bail
We map out the CBI and ED investigations against former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia's alleged involvement in the Liquor Policy case
12th Aug 2024
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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”
29th Jul 2024
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Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest: Story so far
We plot all the key events in Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate and the top court's grant of bail
19th Jul 2024
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After the break
The Court’s first week back saw a number of decisions including interim bail for Arvind Kejriwal, a review petition and Collegium activity
14th Jul 2024
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SC grants interim bail to Kejriwal in ED case; refers question of legality of arrest to a larger bench
Bench said that the question of the 'need and necessity of arrest' is open even as the Delhi CM will have to stay in jail in the CBI case
12th Jul 2024
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A narrow check on the ED’s wide powers
‘Tarsem Lal’ clarifies that the ED cannot arrest after cognisance, but experts warn against reading it as a shift from ‘Vijay Madanlal'
30th May 2024
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Supreme Court reserves judgement in Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest
The ED argued that reasonable suspicion of guilt is enough to determine whether a person could be arrested under PMLA
17th May 2024
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Sufficient material to implicate Arvind Kejriwal, Enforcement Directorate argues
The ED argued that Arvind Kejriwal bypassed procedures by directly approaching the High Court to challenge his arrest
16th 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.
11th May 2024
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Granting Kejriwal interim bail sends the message that the law treats politicians differently, ED argues
The Court observed that if interim bail is granted, Kejriwal should not perform official duties as Chief Minister
7th May 2024
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Tarsem Lal v Directorate of Enforcement, Jalandhar Zonal Office
The Supreme Court held that the Enforcement Directorate cannot arrest an accused after a Special Court takes cognisance of the case
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Bench:A.S. Oka J, Ujjal Bhuyan J
Karti P. Chidambaram v Enforcement Directorate
The Supreme Court will decide if the Enforcment Directorate is obligated to provide the accused with the EDIR filed against them, and if the reversal of the presumption of innocence in money laundering cases is constitutional. The outcome of this review will have an impact on the rights of an accused person in India’s criminal jurisprudence. It will decide if an accused can be presumed guilty until proven otherwise.
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Dr. Jaya Thakur v Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Act, 2021, and the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2021, which allow the Union to extend the tenure of CBI and ED Directors. The Bench held that the extensions granted to Sanjay Kumar Mishra was illegal, and contrary its 2021 Judgement.
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Bench:B.R. Gavai J, Vikram Nath J, Sanjay Karol J
Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v Union of India
The Supreme Court upheld the wide investigative powers of the Directorate of Enforcement and the restrictive bail conditions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
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Bench:A.M. Khanwilkar J, Dinesh Maheshwari J, C.T. Ravikumar J