SC draws distinction between Arvind Kejriwal and Kejriwal Soren's cases

Pointing out factual dissimilarities between the cases of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, both challenging their arrest by Enforcement Directorate, Supreme Court on Tuesday sought to know whether Soren's plea would be maintainable, especially after a special court rejected his plea for regular bail.

It also noted that the special court has taken cognisance of the prosecution complaint (equivalent of a charge sheet) filed by ED against Soren and other accused in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged land transfer.

A vacation bench headed by Justice Dipankar Datta put this query to Soren's counsel, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, asking him to furnish more legal arguments to support the claim that the arrest was illegal.


SC earlier this month granted interim bail to Kejriwal, permitting him to campaign during the ongoing elections. The plea will come up for resumed hearing Wednesday.