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​For a fair probe: On the Kejriwal bail order and CBI conduct

Kejriwal bail order is a reminder to CBI to dispel (दूर करना, समाप्त करना) perception (धारणा, समझ) of bias (पक्षपाती)

A two-member Bench (a court of law with a number of judges) of the Supreme Court that granted bail (जमानत) to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi excise policy case was divided on the legality (वैधता) of his arrest by the CBI on corruption charges (आरोप) soon after (तुरंत बाद) he was given regular bail in connection with money-laundering charges. After the benefit was given to the co-accused, including Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K. Kavitha, under the more stringent (कठोर) Prevention of Money Laundering (धन शोधन) Act, it was only a matter of time before Mr. Kejriwal was also released on conditional bail (शर्तीय जमानत). Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan were one in holding ((of a court/judge) rule, decide) that he was entitled (allow, permit, qualify) to bail and that there was no need, as the CBI wanted, to send him back to the trial court (निचली अदालत). However, while Justice Kant found no violation (उल्लंघन) of procedure in his arrest, as the CBI had approached the trial court for permission to question Mr. Kejriwal and, later on, to arrest him, Justice Bhuyan bluntly (स्पष्ट रूप से) observed (comment, remark, say, mention, state) that the timing of his arrest was “suspect (संदिग्ध व्यक्ति)”. Noting that the CBI did not feel the need to arrest him for 22 months, he questioned the urgency to arrest him “when he was on the cusp of (a (turning) point where something will change or transform from one state/condition to another; cusp means a point, (turning) point, verge, brink) release in the ED (Enforcement Directorate) case”. Justice Bhuyan also recalled (remember, recollect, call to mind, think of) precedents (a past action/event/decision that is seen as an example; previous example, previous instance, prior instance, previous case, example) that say the existence of the power to arrest did not necessarily (certainly, surely, definitely, unquestionably, inevitably) mean that there was a need to arrest.

Justice Bhuyan’s observations (remark, comment, statement, pronouncement) also touched upon the CBI’s reputation (good name, image, standing, stature, status, eminence, prestige, honour). Few would disagree with the view that the CBI should strive (try, seek, attempt, make every effort, give one’s all, do one’s utmost, do one’s best) to dispel the notion (opinion, view ,thought, belief, impression, perception, understanding) that it is “a caged parrot”, and that its investigation should not give the impression (perception, apprehension, feeling, thought, belief, idea) that it probes cases and arrests people in a high-handed (iron-fisted, controlling, domineering, overbearing, strong-arm, draconian) and biased (bigoted, partisan, prejudiced, one-sided, discriminatory, preferential, partial, inequitable, unfair/unjust) manner. The judge has rightly emphasised (highlight, underscore, underline, accentuate, point up, call attention to, focus attention on) the right of the accused (the suspected person, the suspect) to remain silent, and decried (criticize, censure, castigate, denounce, condemn, lambast, reprimand, disapprove of, rail against) the propensity (tendency, inclination, predisposition, readiness, disposition) among investigating agencies to cite (refer to, make reference to, mention, point to) “non-cooperation” or “evasive (vague, elusive, indeterminate, non-committal, imprecise, indirect, inexplicit, unclear, puzzling/perplexing) answers” during questioning as a ground (reason, factor, basis, rationale, premise) to keep suspects (the suspected person, the accused) in prison. If the order of bail in the Manish Sisodia case was a reminder to all judges that bail cannot be denied as a matter of punishment, Justice Bhuyan’s separate judgment will be notable (important, significant, marked, obvious, striking, glaring) for its reminder to the CBI about its obligation (responsibility, onus, accountability, commitment, liability) to keep its investigations fair. There is also some subtle (minute, indistinct, delicate, understated, low-key) criticism of the Delhi High Court’s order rejecting bail to Mr. Kejriwal on the ground that he ought to (must, should) approach the trial court first. Both judges noted that the High Court should have considered bail on merits (an essential inherent quality (rights and wrongs only) while evaluating a case (not by external aspects)), if it had not asked the petitioner (a person who is bringing a lawsuit against another person before a court; claimant, litigator, plaintiff) at the threshold (it is an amount, level, or limit of something. Once the threshold is reached, something else happens or changes; lower limit, starting point, point of entry) itself to approach the lower court, with one of them observing that the delay in issuing notice and hearing the matter at length (for a long time, in detail; in depth, extensively) resulted only in prolonging (lengthen, extend, drag out, protract, continue) his incarceration (imprisonment, captivity, custody, arrest, restraint, confinement, internment, detention).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.bail (noun)

Hindi Meaning - जमानत
English Meaning - conditional, temporary release of an arrested/imprisoned person when a specified amount of security is deposited or pledged (as cash or property) to ensure his/her appearance in court when required.

2.conduct (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आचरण, व्यवहार
English Meaning - behaviour, activity, deed.

3.dispel (phrasal verb)

Hindi Meaning - दूर करना, समाप्त करना
English Meaning - remove, eliminate, get rid of, quell, dismiss, abolish ( (a doubt, fear, feeling, or belief).

4.perception (noun)

Hindi Meaning - धारणा, समझ
English Meaning - apprehension, feeling, thought, impression, belief, idea.

5.bias (noun)

Hindi Meaning - पक्षपाती
English Meaning - prejudice, bigotry, partiality, favouritism, unfairness, one-sidedness, discrimination, intolerance.

6.charge (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आरोप
English Meaning - allegation, accusation.

7.legality (noun)

Hindi Meaning - वैधता
English Meaning - lawfulness, legitimacy, rightness, fairness.

8.soon after (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - तुरंत बाद
English Meaning - immediately.

9.money laundering (noun)

Hindi Meaning - धन शोधन
English Meaning - a secret act of moving illegally acquired funds into legal bank accounts or investments.

10.stringent (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - कठोर
English Meaning - strict, firm, rigid, rigorous.

11.conditional bail (noun)

Hindi Meaning - शर्तीय जमानत
English Meaning - the release of an accused from custody while awaiting trial under specific conditions set by the court.

12.trial court (noun)

Hindi Meaning - निचली अदालत
English Meaning - a court of law where cases are tried at first. (try means to investigate and decide (a case) in a formal trial).

13.violation (noun)

Hindi Meaning - उल्लंघन
English Meaning - contravention, infringement, breach, breaking, lack of compliance with, non-observance, defiance.

14.bluntly (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - स्पष्ट रूप से
English Meaning - straightforwardly, directly, candidly, forthrightly.

15.suspect (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - संदिग्ध व्यक्ति
English Meaning - suspicious, dubious, untrustworthy, questionable, doubtful, fishy.
 

16.the accused (noun)

English Meaning - the suspected person, the suspect.

17.bench (noun)

English Meaning - a court of law with a number of judges.

18.Constitution Bench (noun)

English Meaning - a bench of the Supreme Court having five or more judges on it. These benches are not a routine phenomenon. Constitution Benches are exceptions, set up only if some circumstances exist).

19.Division Bench (noun)

English Meaning - a bench of two or three judges is called a division bench.

20.Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 (noun)

English Meaning - It is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted by the NDA government to prevent money-laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from money-laundering.

21.it is only a matter of time (phrase)

English Meaning - if you say that something is just a matter of time, you mean that it is certain to occur at some time in the future.

22.hold (verb)

English Meaning - (of a court/judge) rule, decide.

23.entitle (verb)

English Meaning - allow, permit, qualify.

24.observe (verb)

English Meaning - comment, remark, say, mention, state.

25.on the cusp of (phrase)

English Meaning - a (turning) point where something will change or transform from one state/condition to another; cusp means a point, (turning) point, verge, brink.

26.Enforcement Directorate (ED) (noun)

English Meaning - Directorate of Enforcement is a specialized financial investigation agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It was established in the year 1956 with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is responsible for enforcement of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) (Civil Law) and certain provisions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) (Criminal Law).

27.recall (verb)

English Meaning - remember, recollect, call to mind, think of.

28.precedent (noun)

English Meaning - a past action/event/decision that is seen as an example; previous example, previous instance, prior instance, previous case, example.

29.necessarily (adverb)

English Meaning - certainly, surely, definitely, unquestionably, inevitably.

30.observation (noun)

English Meaning - remark, comment, statement, pronouncement.

31.touch upon (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - to mention (something) briefly; to talk something briefly; to write something briefly.

32.reputation (noun)

English Meaning - good name, image, standing, stature, status, eminence, prestige, honour.

33.strive (verb)

English Meaning - try, seek, attempt, make every effort, give one’s all, do one’s utmost, do one’s best.

34.notion (noun)

English Meaning - opinion, view ,thought, belief, impression, perception, understanding.

35.caged parrot (noun)

English Meaning - it (figuratively) refers to someone/something confined who always repeats its master’s voice.

36.impression (noun)

English Meaning - perception, apprehension, feeling, thought, belief, idea.

37.high-handed (adjective)

English Meaning - iron-fisted, controlling, domineering, overbearing, strong-arm, draconian.

38.biased (adjective)

English Meaning - bigoted, partisan, prejudiced, one-sided, discriminatory, preferential, partial, inequitable, unfair/unjust.

39.emphasise (verb)

English Meaning - highlight, underscore, underline, accentuate, point up, call attention to, focus attention on.

40.decry (verb)

English Meaning - criticize, censure, castigate, denounce, condemn, lambast, reprimand, disapprove of, rail against.

41.propensity (noun)

English Meaning - tendency, inclination, predisposition, readiness, disposition.

42.incarceration (noun)

English Meaning - imprisonment, captivity, custody, arrest, restraint, confinement, internment, detention.

43.cite (verb)

English Meaning - refer to, make reference to, mention, point to.

44.evasive (adjective)

English Meaning - vague, elusive, indeterminate, non-committal, imprecise, indirect, inexplicit, unclear, puzzling/perplexing.

45.ground (noun)

English Meaning - reason, factor, basis, rationale, premise.

46.suspect (noun)

English Meaning - the suspected person, the accused.

47.notable (adjective)

English Meaning - important, significant, marked, obvious, striking, glaring.

48.obligation (noun)

English Meaning - responsibility, onus, accountability, commitment, liability.

49.subtle (adjective)

English Meaning - minute, indistinct, delicate, understated, low-key.

50.ought to (modal verb)

English Meaning - must, should.

51.merits (noun)

English Meaning - an essential inherent quality (rights and wrongs only) while evaluating a case (not by external aspects).

52.petitioner (noun)

English Meaning - a person who is bringing a lawsuit against another person before a court; claimant, litigator, plaintiff.

53.threshold (noun)

English Meaning - it is an amount, level, or limit of something. Once the threshold is reached, something else happens or changes; lower limit, starting point, point of entry.

54.at length (phrase)

English Meaning - for a long time, in detail; in depth, extensively.

55.result in (verb)

English Meaning - cause, lead to, bring on, bring about, give rise to.

56.prolong (noun)

English Meaning - lengthen, extend, drag out, protract, continue.