Court extends Kejriwal's custody till July 12; HC to hear bail plea tomorrow

A court here on Wednesday extended till July 12 the judicial custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.

Kejriwal, who is in jail till July 12 in the CBI case related to the excise policy, appeared before the court of Special Judge Kaveri Baweja through video conference.

The court, meanwhile, reserved for June 6 its order on Kejriwal’s application to allow his wife Sunita Kejriwal to be present as an attendant during his medical checkup.

During the proceedings, Kejriwal requested the court’s permission to speak but the court said he is already being represented through his counsels.

Meanwhile, Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it would hear on Goyal, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, and others. This committee handles economic issues such as monitoring infrastructure projects and reviewing import-export policies, foreign direct investments, and industrial policies.