The Supreme Court on Friday (May 10) delivered its verdict on Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering case linked to alleged liquor scam and granted him an interim bail.

The top court's decision will enable Kejriwal to walk out of Tihar Jail and campaign for the Aam Aadmi Party and Opposition allies for the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections. The Delhi Chief Minister had approached the SC seeking interim bail in view of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections. Polling in the national capital will be held in the sixth phase of general elections on May 25 in which AAP is contesting on 4 seats while Congress is fighting on 3 seats.

The Chief Minister will have to surrender on June 2, a couple of days ahead of the announcement of the 2024 Lok Sabha poll results.

He will only be allowed to campaign for his party — AAP — for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

Kejriwal’s interim bail order was passed on Friday by a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta.

Before granting him bail, the apex court set five conditions for Kejriwal:

1. The Delhi CM shall furnish bail bonds in the sum of Rs 50,000 with one surety of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Jail Superintendent;

2. Kejriwal shall not visit the Office of the Chief Minister and the Delhi Secretariat;

3. The AAP national convenor shall be bound by the statement made on his behalf that he shall not sign official files unless it is required and necessary for obtaining clearance/ approval of the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.

4. Delhi CM Kejriwal will not make any comment with regard to his role in the present case — Delhi liquor policy case — for which he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21;

5. Kejriwal will not interact with any of the witnesses and/or have access to any official files connected with the case.