Overview
- The Delhi High Court permitted Arvind Kejriwal to withdraw his petition against Enforcement Directorate summons, dismissing the case as withdrawn.
- Government counsel told the court the ED will challenge the January 22 trial court acquittal in complaints over alleged non-compliance with summons.
- The Rouse Avenue court had acquitted Kejriwal in two cases, holding the ED failed to prove intentional disobedience of its notices.
- Kejriwal was arrested on March 21, 2024 in the money-laundering probe and later obtained interim bail after the Supreme Court intervened.
- Kejriwal’s withdrawn plea had also questioned PMLA provisions, including whether political parties are covered, and the High Court left those legal objections open.