New Delhi, May 29 (HS): Arvind Kejriwal, former Chief Minister of Delhi and accused in the money laundering case related to the Delhi Excise Scam, has filed a petition in Rouse Avenue Court seeking permission to renew his passport. The court has issued notices to the ED (Enforcement Directorate) and CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) while hearing the petition. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for June 4.

During the hearing, the lawyer representing Kejriwal stated that his passport expired in 2018.

It is noteworthy that on July 10, 2024, Rouse Avenue Court had ordered Kejriwal to appear in response to the ED's chargesheet. On May 17, 2024, the ED filed a supplementary chargesheet in which the Aam Aadmi Party and Arvind Kejriwal were named as accused.

On March 21, 2024, in the late evening, the ED arrested Arvind Kejriwal after questioning him. On May 10, 2024, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail until June 1, 2024, after which Kejriwal surrendered on June 2, 2024. The CBI arrested him on June 26, 2024. The Supreme Court granted regular bail to Kejriwal in the CBI case on September 13, 2024. Prior to that, on July 12, 2024, the Supreme Court had granted him interim bail in the ED case.

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar