Delhi excise policy case: Supreme Court notice to CBI, ED on Manish Sisodia’s bail plea
The Hindu
Supreme Court seeks responses from ED and CBI on Manish Sisodia's bail plea in excise policy case.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, sought responses from the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on separate petitions filed by former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for bail in the excise policy case.
A three-judge Bench headed by Justice B.R. Gavai issued notice to both the Central agencies and listed the case for July 29.
Mr. Sisodia is facing corruption and money-laundering charges linked to framing a liquor policy for the national capital favouring certain lobbies in return for kickbacks.
The AAP leader was arrested by the CBI on February 26, 2023 for his alleged role in the “scam” and the ED arrested him in a money-laundering case originating from the CBI First Information Report on March 9, last year.
The Delhi High Court had rejected his bail application on May 21.
A Vacation Bench of the apex court of Justices Aravind Kumar and Sandeep Mehta had also refused bail to Mr. Sisodia on June 4.
However, the Bench gave the Aam Aadmi Party leader liberty to “revive” his plea for bail, afresh, as soon as the final chargesheet/prosecution complaint was filed by the CBI and ED, respectively, in the case.
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