Kejriwal seeks extension of interim bail for medical tests
Hindustan TimesDelhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court seeking an extension of his 21-day interim bail by one week on medical grounds, citing “alarming” health complications he endured during his recent incarceration in connection with the Delhi excise policy case and the urgent need for medical tests. When the Supreme Court on May 16 heard Kejriwal’s petition challenging his ED arrest, it refuted ED’s contention that granting him interim bail and agreeing to examine the legality of his arrest was an “exceptional” exercise. The court on that day reiterated its May 10 order, clarifying that Kejriwal would have to surrender on June 2 after the completion of the 21-day interim bail granted to him for political campaigning. While Mehta compared Kejriwal’s statement to a “slap on the system”, the bench retorted that what the chief minister said could be his “assumptions” since the May 10 order of the court is “very clear” about the period of the temporary bail.