The Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, had his judicial custody extended until April 23 by a Delhi Court on Monday. This decision pertains to the ongoing money laundering case linked with the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Special Judge (PC Act) Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Court issued the order.

In addition to extending Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody, the Court also instructed that he be presented before the Court via video conference on April 23. Kejriwal, who was apprehended on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), faces accusations of being the "key conspirator" in the money laundering case related to the matter.

Kejriwal's arrest came shortly after the rejection of his plea for interim protection from arrest by the Delhi High Court. Following his arrest, on March 22, he was brought before Judge Baweja by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Initially, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was remanded to ED custody until March 28. Later, on March 28, his ED custody was extended further.

Kejriwal's arrest set a precedent as the first instance of a sitting Chief Minister in India being incarcerated while still holding office. The Enforcement Directorate's actions prompted multiple rounds of legal battles before both the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court, alongside the remand hearings conducted at the Rouse Avenue Court complex in Delhi.

Recently, the Delhi High Court dismissed Kejriwal's petition challenging his arrest by the central agency and the trial court's decision to remand him to ED custody. Furthermore, the High Court affirmed the subsequent remand orders issued by the Court, including the one that transferred the AAP national convenor to judicial custody.