CM Kejriwal’s plea for daily video consultations with the jailed doctor has been denied by Delhi Court

Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, suffered a major blow on Monday when a Delhi court turned down his plea for regular video chat sessions with his family doctor.

Kejriwal’s request was denied by Rouse Avenue Court Special Judge Kaveri Baweja, who emphasized that he should get the appropriate medical care.

In order to evaluate Kejriwal’s medical requirements, the court also directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS-Delhi) to assemble a medical board that includes top endocrinologists and diabetologists.

Kejriwal was partly rewarded by the court’s judgment, which ordered a medical examination to see if he needs insulin and other medical concerns, but it denied his request for regular checkups with his family physician.

In the course of the Delhi liquor scam case, Kejriwal—who has been detained in Tihar prison since April 1—came before the court, complaining that he was not receiving proper medical care. He appealed to the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court denied his request for remand and for his arrest.

The AAP said there was a plot against Kejriwal and that he was not getting the proper medical care while he was incarcerated.

Kejriwal’s attorney, senior lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi, said that the purpose of his detention was to hinder his electoral campaign.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court on April 10, seeking redress against the denial of his case about his arrest and custody in the Delhi liquor scandal, one day after it was denied by the Delhi High Court on April 9.

He fervently petitioned the Supreme Court to list his appeal as soon as possible. It was late on March 21st when Kejriwal was detained.

He was placed into the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) custody for six days on March 22 by a trial court. This detention was then extended for an additional four days. He was then remanded to judicial detention until April 1 and again until April 23. This occurred on April 1 and April 15, respectively.

Apart from contesting his first arrest in the case, Kejriwal, who is now in judicial jail, also disputed his subsequent detention by the ED.

Kejriwal told the High Court during the hearing on Wednesday, defending his innocence in the liquor gate fraud case, that his arrest shortly after the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) went into force was meant to degrade, disparage, and incapacitate him as well as his political party.

S V Raju, a senior ED lawyer, said that there is strong evidence against Kejriwal and identified him as the primary criminal conspirator behind the Delhi liquor scandal.

The Delhi High Court said in its ruling that Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest did not violate any laws. One cannot declare the remand to be unlawful.”

The court went on to say that the information gathered by the ED points to Kejriwal’s hand in creating the excise policy, using proceeds of crime, and forming policies in his own right and making requests for bribes. Furthermore, he is involved in these initiatives in his role as the AAP’s national convenor.

In this instance, the court stressed the relevance of Section 70 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), which criminalizes violations committed by businesses. This provision declares guilty any person who was in control of a company’s operations at the time of the violation.