Indias highest court releases opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal on bail.

The Supreme Court grants the chief minister of Delhi permission to leave detention till June 1 in order to conduct an election campaign.Important opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, was imprisoned. The Supreme Court of India has allowed his temporary release on bail so he can run for office in the current general elections.Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta of the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Kejriwal might remain in detention until June 1, which is the final day of voting in the seven-phase election that began on April 19.Kejriwal was detained in March for allegations of corruption, and the court ordered him to turn himself in on June 2.According to their decision, "He has not been found guilty, despite the fact that serious accusations have been made." "He has never been involved in any criminal activity. He poses no threat to the community.The results of the biggest election in history will be declared on June 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is running for a third term in a row, ran a contentious campaign against a coalition of 26 opposition parties led by the Indian National Congress, and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), of which Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is a member, has referred to the lawsuit against him as politically driven and contrived.The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) faces competition from the AAP in Delhi and Punjab, where elections are scheduled for May 25 and June 1, respectively.

The accusations directed on Kejriwal are a result of his government's choice to forgo a large government investment in the liquor industry and enact a program that would have liberalized the sale of alcohol in 2021.The following year, the policy was reversed, but not before his associates were imprisoned as part of the probe into the purportedly dishonest licensing process.Kejriwal's party and ministers are accused by the federal financial crimes investigation agency, the Directorate of Enforcement, of taking bribes from liquor contractors totaling one billion rupees ($12 million).Following his detention, pro-Kejriwal rallies were staged in many places throughout the nation.Since taking office about ten years ago, Kejriwal has served as chief minister. Prior to that, he was an outspoken opponent of corruption. He has refuted the allegations and is still Delhi's most senior elected official.The directorate opposed Kejriwal's release on Friday, arguing that allowing him to run for office would show that the legal system treated civilians and politicians differently.It stated that Kejriwal is not a candidate in these elections and that "the right to campaign for an election is neither a fundamental right nor a constitutional right and not even a legal right." Opponents of the government have charged Modi of using the nation's investigative agencies as a weapon to intimidate his political enemies. According to Modi, the agencies are operating independently of the government and carrying out their mandate.