Arvind Kejriwal has been skipping the summonses, saying they were illegal and politically motivated.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday appeared before a court in the national capital in the Enforcement Directorate summons case. The city's Rouse Avenue Court later granted him bail.
This was the first time Kejriwal appeared before the court physically, in connection with the case. At the last hearing, he appeared via video conferencing.
The Enforcement Directorate has filed two complaints against Kejriwal for disobeying their summonses to join the probe in the Delhi excise policy case.
The Enforcement Directorate wants to record Arvind Kejriwal's statement on topics like the formulation of policy, meetings held before it was finalized and allegations of bribery. However, Kejriwal has been skipping the summonses, saying they were illegal and politically motivated.
The Delhi administration had heightened security outside the court for Kejriwal's arrival.
On Friday, the court refused to stay the summonses. Kejriwal had claimed there was no intentional disobedience on his part and he had always explained the reasons for his absence, which weren't found false.
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