Arvind Kejriwal vs Central Bureau of Investigation

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2024 Supreme(SC) 778

SURYA KANT, UJJAL BHUYAN
Arvind Kejriwal – Appellant
Versus
Central Bureau of Investigation – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For Petitioner(s) Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. N. Hariharan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Vikram Chaudhary, Sr. Adv. Mr. Narendra Hooda, Sr. Adv. Mr. Vivek Jain, AOR Mr. Mohd. Irshad, Adv. Mr. Rajat Bhardwaj, Adv. Mr. Karan Sharma, Adv. Mr. Suchitra Kumbhat, Adv. Mr. Amit Bhandari, Adv. Mr. Sadiq Noor, Adv. Mr. Rajat Jain, Adv. Mr. Mohit Siwach, Adv. Mr. Kaustubh Khanna, Adv. Mr. Shailesh, Adv. Mr. Rishikesh, Adv. Mr. Indresh Upadhyay, Adv. Ms. Arveen, Adv. Ms. Muskaan Khurrana, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Suryaprakash V. Raju, A.S.G. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR Mr. Zoheb Hussain, Adv. 1 Mr. Annam Venkatesh, Adv. Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Adv. Mr. Samrat Goswami, Adv.

JUDGEMENT

SURYA KANT, J.

Leave granted.

2. These appeals are directed against the judgements and orders dated 05.08.2024 passed by the High Court of Delhi (hereinafter, ‘High Court’), dismissing the Appellant’s challenge to his arrest being illegal as well as his application for the grant of regular bail. Consequently, the High Court upheld the legality of the Appellant’s arrest and has summarily declined to exercise its concurrent jurisdiction under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter, ‘CrPC’), thereby denying his prayer for regular bail.

FACTS:

3. At the very outset, it is essential to advert to the brief factual background to provide context to the manner in which the present proceedings have arisen.

3.1. The Appellant is a public representative and has been elected thrice the Chief Minister of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (hereinafter ‘GNCTD’). He also happens to be the National Convenor of Aam Aadmi Party, a political party in India.

3.2. Central Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter ‘CBI’) – the Respondent registered an FIR No. RC0032022A0053 (hereinafter ‘FIR’), on 17.08.2022 under Sections 120B read with Section 477A of the Indi

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2024 Supreme(SC) 778

SURYA KANT, UJJAL BHUYANArvind Kejriwal – AppellantVersusCentral Bureau of Investigation – Respondent

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SURYA KANT, UJJAL BHUYAN
Arvind Kejriwal – Appellant
Versus
Central Bureau of Investigation – Respondent