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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal gets big relief from High Court

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (Photo courtesy: @ArvindKejriwal)

Arvind Kejriwal, The High Court on Thursday gave a big relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Let us tell you that Chief Minister Kejriwal will now be able to have two additional legal meetings with his lawyer. The High Court has approved this. The High Court said that special treatment is required for a special situation.

What did the High Court say?

The High Court said that under the fundamental right to fair trial and effective legal representation, two additional legal meetings with the lawyer through video conferencing in a week are allowed as long as the accused is in jail.

Custody extended in excise case

Meanwhile, another Delhi court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Kejriwal in money laundering and corruption cases related to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baveja extended the custody of Chief Minister Kejriwal till July 31 in the money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), while his judicial custody has been extended till August 8 in a corruption case registered by the CBI.

It should be noted that both the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI are investigating the allegations against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Currently, Arvind Kejriwal is lodged in Tihar Jail. Recently, Chief Minister Kejriwal got interim bail from the Supreme Court in the ED case, but he is in jail in the CBI case.

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