The plea argued that some people are trying to crush the reputation of Arvind Kejriwal by circulating false news on social media and since his arrest, the entire functioning of the Delhi government has come to a standstill.
“The reputation of the Government of NCT of Delhi as well as state of Delhi is going down in the eyes of whole world due to the confinement of the Respondent No.5 i.e. the Chief Minister of the NCT of Delhi in Jail,” the plea contended.
It said that even the judges cannot return back the time that Kejriwal spends in jail if he is acquitted of the charges.
“The Respondent No.5 i.e. the Chief Minister of the NCT of Delhi may be guilty for the alleged offence(s) or may not be guilty for the same, but, it is a well established principal of law that “everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense,” the plea said.
Source: Barandbench
