He added that Kejriwal sent messages to his ministers through his lawyers when he was in police custody and not in judicial custody while lodged in Tihar jail.Kejriwal has challenged the trial court’s July 1 order rejecting his application for directions to the prison authorities to grant him two additional meetings every week with his lawyers through video conference.The jailed Aam Aadmi Party national convener is currently allowed two meetings with his lawyers per week.The trial court had rejected his plea, saying his counsel had failed to convince the court as to how he was entitled to two additional legal meetings through video conference on the same grounds which have been discussed and dealt with in an earlier order.In separate petitions, Kejriwal has challenged his arrest in the corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged excise policy scam and also sought bail.The AAP leader was arrested by the CBI on June 26 from Tihar Jail, where he is still lodged in judicial custody in a connected money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Kejriwal, who was arrested by the ED on March 21, was granted bail by the trial court in the money laundering case on June 20.However, the trial court’s order was stayed by the high court.The Supreme Court granted him interim bail on July 12 in the money laundering case till a larger bench considers three questions on the aspect of “need and necessity of arrest” under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The excise policy was scrapped in 2022 after the Delhi lieutenant governor ordered a CBI probe into alleged irregularities and corruption involving its formulation and execution.According to the CBI and the ED, irregularities were committed while modifying the excise policy and undue favours extended to licence holders.
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