In the Delhi excise policy case, the Rouse Avenue court has requested a new status report on the CBI’s investigation. Additionally, the court has given AAP leader Manish Sisodia and the other accused parties until February 5 to remain in judicial detention.
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.
Delhi Excise Policy Case: Manish Sisodia, a prominent leader of the Aam Aadmi Party and a former deputy chief minister, continues to face difficulties in the money laundering case involving the Delhi government’s new excise policy. The AAP leader appeared at Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday in the most recent instance.
In the Delhi Excise Policy case, Rouse Avenue Court has granted Manish Sisodia and others an extension of judicial custody until December 11. The ED has not yet filed various documents against the accused, according to the court, which heard the matter in detail.
In the meantime, the court expressed its dissatisfaction with the attorneys and requested that they finish the 207 CrPC compliance as soon as possible in order to begin the hearing. The court also set a date for arguments on Benoy Babu’s temporary bail request, November 24, and gave notice to ED.
Land for Job Scam: On Tuesday, September 12, Lalu Prasad Yadav experienced a major shock. The Rashtriya Janata Dal President’s case will now be prosecuted by the CBI with approval from the Union Home Ministry.
A fresh charge sheet in the suspected land-for-jobs scam case against former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has been approved by the Home Ministry, the CBI informed Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court.
As of yet, no sanctions have been imposed against the three railway officials by the CBI. The last approval, according to CBI, is anticipated within a week. A subsequent hearing in the case has been scheduled for September 21.
On July 3, the CBI submitted an additional charge sheet in this case. In this charge sheet, Tejashwi Yadav‘s name first appeared. In this investigation, the CBI has named 16 suspects, including Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi. These also contain the names of the alleged railroad employees and job applicants.
The challenges facing Lalu Yadav’s family in the land-for-job scam appear to be getting worse. Lalu, Rabri Devi, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, middle man have been named in a new charge sheet filed by the CBI in a new zone.
Lalu Yadav and Rawdi Devi have already had chargesheets filed against them. On the other side, the CBI conducted many nationwide raids on May 16 in connection with the same investigation. 9 locations were searched by many CBI teams, including Patna, Ara, Bhojpur, Delhi, and Gurugram.
Information indicates that the charge sheet submitted by the CBI is a new charge sheet. On July 12, in Rouse Avenue Court, a new charge sheet will be heard in this case.
Delhi Liquor Policy: In the CBI case, the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi has prolonged Manish Sisodia’s judicial detention until June 2. On Thursday, the court had earlier deferred its decision regarding Manish Sisodia‘s bail request.
In addition, Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma ordered the appropriate jail superintendent to make arrangements for a virtual meeting between Sisodia and her wife every other day between 3 and 4 pm until the bail appeal is resolved.
As per jail rules, the virtual meeting will take place as scheduled. In connection with cases filed by the CBI and ED, Sisodia is currently being held in judicial custody. Recently, he was also refused bail in the ED case.
Amandeep Dhal, a businessman in the liquor industry who was arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into money laundering involving the Delhi Excise Policy, was given a five-day ED custody on Thursday by the Rouse Avenue Court.
According to sources, Amandeep Dhal was arrested by the agency on Wednesday night after being questioned in accordance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) regulations.
Manish Sisodia, the deputy chief minister of Delhi, was taken into custody by the CBI in connection with the fraud involving the Delhi Excise Policy. Sisodia was detained by the CBI yesterday after being questioned about the liquor scam for eight hours. The Aam Aadmi Party is currently staging nationwide demonstrations in opposition to Manish Sisodia’s detention.
CBI remands Sisodia until March 4
Manish Sisodia has been remanded for five days by Rouse Avenue Court. Now Sisodia will be on CBI remand till March 4. In court, the CBI team had stated that Sisodia had not yet been questioned over the excise scam and that more specific information was needed. He required a five-day remand for all of this, and the judge likewise ruled in his favour.
