Key Points
Even as Arvind Kejriwal continued as Delhi chief minister after his arrest, experts said that nothing barred him from remaining CM, though the future course of action would depend on Delhi's lieutenant-governor...
However, there are other practicalities in administering a state from custody or jail..
Conducting Cabinet meetings and maintaining secrecy of government files would be difficult if carried to the Tihar Central Jail..
When the special court convicted him, but reserved the sentencing order, Delhi L-G HKL Kapoor directed me to explore any premises which could be declared as a 'jail' under the Prisons Act..
In the second instance, Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy was allowed to use the special court facility to negotiate sale of his luxury hotels in New York and London to raise his bail money..
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