Amid the din and bustle of the Lok Sabha elections, we have overlooked a few crucial judicial interventions aimed at curbing the misuse of powers by investigating agencies against political opponents of the ruling party.
Just before the general election was set in motion, the Supreme Court forced the State Bank of India (SBI) to reveal details of the electoral bonds, including the names of donors and beneficiaries and the donation amounts.
The second judicial intervention came in the midst of the elections when the Supreme Court released Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP’s) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal from jail on bail, overruling the ED’s objections.
The court ruled that the ED has no powers to arrest an accused after a special court has taken cognizance of the complaint.
by P. Raman
17/06/2024