In response, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Kejriwal, said: "We have not filed a bail application because the arrest is ‘illegal’ and the width of section 19 (of Prevention of Money Laundering Act) is much much wider when the arrest is per se illegal." Excise Policy Case: 'Why Did You Not File an Application for Bail?', Supreme Court Asks Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.