Excise Policy case: Delhi Court sends Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till July 12 in CBI case.

The CBI arrested Kejriwal on June 26, while he was in judicial custody in connection with the money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate.

A Delhi court on Saturday sent Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till July 12 in a corruption case concerning the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy of 2021-22, after his three-day custody with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ended today.

Vacation Judge Sunena Sharma of Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order after the CBI did not seek an extension of its custody of Kejriwal.

Following a request by Kejriwal, the court has also permitted him to appear through video conferencing in the next hearing instead of having the authorities produce him physically.

The CBI had urged the court to sent Kejriwal to 14 days of judicial custody, contending that he was an influential politician who could tamper with evidence and influence witnesses if he did not remain in custody.

In its application, the CBI further said that although Kejriwal has been evasive and not truthful in answering the agency's questions, his further custodial interrogation is not required for the present.