The Supreme Court on Monday is scheduled to hear a plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging a Delhi High Court order upholding the summons issued to him in a criminal defamation case for retweeting an allegedly defamatory video circulated by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in May 2018. Notably, Kejriwal has admitted that he “committed a mistake” by retweeting the alleged defamatory video.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta is likely to hear the matter.
Kejriwal Admits ‘Making Mistake’
Kejriwal on February 26 admitted in the apex court that he “made a mistake” by retweeting an allegedly defamatory video circulated by YouTuber Rathee related to the BJP IT Cell. Following the Delhi Chief Minister’s acceptance of the mistake, the top court on March 11 asked Kejriwal if he wanted to give an apology to the complainant in the matter.
Meanwhile, the High Court had earlier refused to quash the trial court’s 2019 order summoning Kejriwal, stating that when a public figure tweets a defamatory post, the ramifications extend far beyond a mere whisper in someone’s ears.
Kejriwal Out On Bail In Liquor Policy Case
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Friday (May 10) granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal till June 1, the final phase of voting for the Lok Sabha election 2024.
Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 in the alleged Delhi liquor excise policy scam was lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail. As per the top court’s order, the Aam Aadmi Party supremo has to surrender to prison officials by June 2.
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