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Aam Admi Party National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal received a big relief from the Supreme Court, which on Friday granted him interim bail till June 1 in the excise policy case.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India(SC) on Friday granted Aam Admi Party National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail till June 1, 2024, in the Delhi excise policy case. However, the Supreme Court has asked Kejriwal to surrender on June 2, 2024. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dutta granted the Delhi Chief Minister interim bail in the money laundering case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.

Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21 in connection with a money laundering probe relating to alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-22. Following the significant relief from the Supreme Court, jubilant AAP protestors were observed celebrating. They raised slogans and warmly embraced the decision. Watch Video Below.

#WATCH | Delhi: AAP workers raise slogans in celebration outside party office, as Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal gets interim bail till June 1. pic.twitter.com/1Nu1VMi3SF

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The bench on Wednesday told Enforcement Directorate counsel Additional Solicitor General SV Raju that it may pass the order on interim relief to Kejriwal today. Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21 in connection with a money laundering probe relating to alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-22. On Tuesday, the bench hinted at granting interim bail to Kejriwal to enable him to campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. However, it had also said that if interim bail were granted, Kejriwal would not be allowed to discharge any official duties as Chief Minister.