Delhi High Court while dismissing the plea seeking extraordinary interim bail in all criminal cases said the court in writ jurisdiction cannot grant extraordinary interim bail in a pending criminal case initiated against a person holding high office.
“No wonder Delhi jails are full. The capacity of Tihar is 10,000, but it has 23,000 inmates. This is because schools are not functioning. Do you understand the correlation?” the High Court bench added.
Justice Sharma noted that it would be like deciding on the main matter if ED was not given a chance to file their response on interim relief for Arvind Kejriwal.
Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, who composed the division bench, expressed reservations on the viability of protests inside court buildings