New Delhi, May 10: The Supreme Court on Friday gave Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail till June 1 for campaigning in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said Kejriwal, arrested in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, will have to surrender and go back to jail on June 2. Arvind Kejriwal Gets Interim Relief, Supreme Court Orders Release of Delhi CM on Interim Bail Till June 1 in Excise Policy Case

The bench refused the request of senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, that the interim bail be granted till June 5 -- a day after the votes are counted on June 4. The apex court is hearing Kejriwal's plea challenging Delhi High Court's last month verdict upholding his arrest in the case. Arvind Kejriwal Bail Hearing: AAP Objects to ED Opposing Delhi CM’s Bail Plea, Files Complaint in Supreme Court

The matter relates to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi government's now scrapped excise policy for 2021-22.