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Delhi Excise Policy Case: The Rouse Avenue Court has extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the CBI case till August 8. This development came after his previous judicial custody in the high-profile excise policy case ended today.

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Earlier this month, the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Kejriwal on July 12 in the money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the now-scrapped excise policy. However, he remained in Tihar Jail due to a separate arrest by the CBI related to the corruption case.

Kejriwal has been in judicial custody since March 31 in relation to the ED's case. This case involves accusations of corruption and money laundering during the formulation of the 2021-22 Delhi excise policy, which aimed to issue licenses to liquor traders. There are allegations that this policy allowed cartelisation and favoured certain dealers who allegedly paid bribes. Due to these allegations, the liquor policy was scrapped.

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Following these events, Delhi L-G VK Saxena recommended a CBI probe into the scheme. As a result of the CBI's findings, the ED initiated a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).