New Delhi [India], April 3 (HBTV): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved the order on plea moved Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the excise policy money laundering case.   

After hearing at length, the bench of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma on Wednesday reserved the order on petition moved by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest and also the ED’s remand granted by the trial court.  

Appearing for Kejriwal, Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi submitted that this case reeks of timing issue. The timing issue ensures that the petitioner doesn't participate in the democratic process and that his party is destroyed.                    

‘The timing reeks of democracy issue, level playing field issue. You are clearly doing an arrest without any enquiry, statement etc. It's unique that there's no Sec 50 here. You are clearly doing an arrest without any enquiry, statement etc. It's unique that there's no Section 50 here. Necessity to arrest is an important facet of the statute. But, here, your necessity to arrest was with ulterior motive. The only object is to humiliate, insult and disable the petitioner. After one and a quarter year of investigation, they want to find the role of the chief minister,’ submitted Kejriwal lawyer senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi. 

While opposing Kejriwal’s plea, Enforcement Directorate’s lawyer ASG SV Raju submitted that the arguments made for the petitioner had been argued as if it was a bail application not a plea for quashing of the arrest. The investigation in the matter is at a nascent stage and as far as Kejriwal is concerned, the investigation is not over, said the ED while opposing Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest. 

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