Supreme Court grants bail to Arvind Kejriwal! Know the truth of the news going viral

Arvind Kejriwal Interim Bail Fact Check: There are reports on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who is in jail amid the election debate during the Lok Sabha elections. Many news related to him still goes viral on social media. One such news is going viral on social media since tomorrow (7 May 2024).

In this viral news, many social media users are claiming that the Supreme Court has granted interim bail till June 7 to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who has been accused of money laundering in the alleged liquor scam.

PTI Fact Check team found that the Supreme Court had not passed any order on the bail plea of ​​Delhi CM on May 7.

The Supreme Court is hearing the bail plea of ​​Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who is in judicial custody in Tihar Jail since his arrest on March 21. AAP convenor has sought interim bail to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections.

What is being claimed?

A Facebook user claimed on May 7 that the Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal till June 7.

post here Link And archive link And below is a screenshot of it:

What did the investigation reveal?

PTI team started investigating the video. The team searched social media platforms and found that many users shared the same claim on May 7. This claim is from the day when the Supreme Court was hearing the bail plea of ​​Kejriwal.

three such posts Here, Here And Here Can be viewed and their archived versions Here, Here And Here Can be seen.

As a further step in the investigation, the team conducted a customized Google search to look for any news reports on the issue. On this we found a PTI report published by The Print on May 7 with the headline… “Kejriwal fails to get immediate relief from Supreme Court in money laundering case”

A section of the report reads, “The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dutta, which had reserved its order on granting interim bail during the day and had said it would be pronounced at 2 pm, rose without pronouncing its verdict. “

of report Link Here it is:

Meanwhile, reporting about the Supreme Court hearing, an article in Hindustan Times quoted the top court as saying: “We may grant bail or we may not grant, but we have to be open to you. Needed. Because the decision should not surprise any party.

of report Link Here it is:

Another PTI report published by Business Standard on May 7 quoted the Supreme Court as saying that it “does not want Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to perform his official duties if he is released on interim bail in a money laundering case.” “Had to do.” Because this would create a conflict of interest.”

A part of the report reads, “Kejriwal failed to get any relief from the top court, a two-judge bench Lok Sabha Elections “She went away without giving the order for granting interim bail to campaign.”

We further scanned news websites and channels, and found a report by The Hindu published on May 7, titled: “Supreme Court defers order on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s interim bail plea.”

report here Link And below is its screenshot:

What was the conclusion?

After looking at all the facts, the team concluded that the claims made on social media on Kejriwal’s interim bail were false.

Claim

The Supreme Court granted interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi liquor scam.

what are the facts

The Supreme Court has not granted interim bail and has not yet given its verdict on Kejriwal’s petition.

what is the conclusion

Many social media users claimed that on May 7, the Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal till June 7 in the money laundering case related to excise duty policy. In its investigation, the PTI team found that the claims made on social media were false as the apex court had not yet given its verdict on the Delhi CM’s petition.

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Disclaimer: This story was originally published by ptinews and republished by ABP Live Hindi as part of the Shakti Collective.