Manish Sisodia Granted Bail in Delhi Excise Policy Scam Case

Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who has been in jail for 17 months in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy scam, was granted bail by the Supreme Court. The court dismissed a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to impose a condition restricting Sisodia from entering the Delhi Secretariat.

Sisodia, who was arrested in February 2023 on charges of money laundering, had been seeking bail for several months. In his bail plea, he had argued that he had been in custody for an extended period without the trial commencing and that no incriminating evidence had been recovered from him.

The Supreme Court, after hearing arguments from both sides, had reserved its judgment on August 6.

The ED had opposed the bail plea, contending that Sisodia was responsible for the delay in the trial. However, the apex court did not find merit in the ED’s arguments and granted bail to Sisodia.

While granting bail, the court rejected the ED’s request to impose a condition preventing Sisodia from entering the Delhi Secretariat.

Reacting to the bail order, Sisodia stated that nothing had been recovered from him and that he had been falsely implicated in the case.

Arvind Kejriwal’s judicial custody extended till August 8 in Delhi Excise Policy case

The Rouse Avenue Court extended to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal an extension of his judicial detention until August 8 in the CBI case about the excise policy scam.

Let us inform you that on Thursday, when the judicial custody period ended, Kejriwal appeared in court via video conference.

Kejriwal is being held at Tihar Jail in judicial custody concerning the CBI and ED case. In the instance of money laundering, the ED detained him on March 21; in the case of corruption, the CBI detained him on June 26.

Arvind Kejriwal will not appear before ED for the 6th time, AAP said – waiting for the court’s decision

ED Summons Arvind Kejriwal: Arvind Kejriwal, the CM of Delhi, has decided not to appear before the ED on Monday, February 19, 2024. Kejriwal was called in by the ED to be questioned about money laundering related to the purported liquor scam in Delhi. AAP has declared the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons to be unlawful and has decided not to appear before the ED today, February 19.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stated that the ED’s summonses are unlawful in this regard. The court is currently debating the legality of the ED summons. Rather than repeatedly delivering summonses, ED needs to await the court’s ruling. For the sixth time, Kejriwal has not responded to an ED summons.

On Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal disregarded the sixth ED summons for a question on the excise policy matter. Chief Minister Kejriwal received a summons, but the Aam Aadmi Party declared it “illegal” and that the case was now in court. Rather than issuing a summons, ED needs to await the court’s ruling.

Manish Sisodia appears in Rouse Avenue Court, judicial custody of Sisodia extended in Delhi liquor policy scam

Delhi Liquor Policy Scam: On December 22, Manish Sisodia, the former deputy chief minister, appeared at Rouse Avenue Court about the purported Delhi Liquor Policy scam.

Manish Sisodia had his judicial detention extended by Rouse Avenue Court until the next hearing date of January 19, 2024. The accused’s attorney is given until January 15 by the court to view the documents at CBI headquarters.

In addition, the court ordered the CBI to assign enough officers to help with the inspection and to submit a compliance report.

Notably, Manish Sisodia was taken into custody by the CBI on February 26, 2023. In connection with the money laundering investigation, the ED then detained Manish Sisodia.

Supreme Court rejects Sisodia’s bail plea, orders trial to conclude in 6-8 months

Manish Sisodia, the former deputy chief minister of Delhi, is accused of corruption and money laundering in connection with the excise policy scam. The Supreme Court denied his bail request.

Judges Sanjiv Khanna and SNV Bhatti’s bench issued the decision refusing Sisodia bail. The apex court has ordered that Sisodia’s trial be concluded between six and eight months.

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