Delhi excise policy case: Court to pronounce order on Manish Sisodia’s bail on March 31
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Delhi excise policy case: Court to pronounce order on Manish Sisodia’s bail on March 31
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court will pronounce an order on former deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia’s bail plea in the now scrapped excise policy case lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on March 31. Mr. Sisodia is currently in judicial custody in the cases registered by the CBI and ED, till April 3.
Special Judge M.K. Nagpal on March 24, 2023 said that the court will pronounce the order on Mr Sisodia’s bail at 4 pm on March 31. The bail plea was filed in the case lodged by CBI.
Mr Sisodia’s bail plea in the money laundering case will be heard by this court on March 25, 2023.
Earlier this week, during the bail hearing of Mr Sisodia, the court heard the objections raised by CBI on his release. CBI had said that granting bail to the AAP leader will jeopardise the investigation as there has been a “constant practice” of destruction of evidence by him.
Senior Advocates Dayan Krishnan and Mohit Mathur, who had appeared on behalf of Mr Sisodia had submitted that his wife, who is severely ill needs him and that his custody if no longer needed in the interrogation.
The CBI arrested Mr Sisodia on February 26 in connection with the allegation of irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped 2021-22 excise policy case.
As alleged, the excise policy was modified to extend undue favours to licence holders; licence fee was waived or reduced; and L-1 (wholesaler) licence was extended without the competent authority’s approval.
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