The SC had in detail heard the arguments and submissions from Kejriwal, through his senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi, and CBI through its advocate and Senior Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju.
Terming the arrest of Kejriwal as illegal and arbitrary, Singhvi said there should be some safeguards for it. "You can't be trigger-happy... You can't just barge in to arrest without any basis," he said.
"A man who is a constitutional functionary cannot be a flight risk at all. He is not a threat to the society. Not a hardened criminal. The cooperation that is required is that he goes when called for trial," Singhvi argued, saying Kejriwal satisfied the triple test formula.
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