New Delhi: The Delhi High Court sought response from the CBI and ED on Frieda on former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's plea seeking bail in corruption and money-laundering cases registered by the agencies in connection with the alleged excise policy scam.
Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sisodia's plea challenging the trial court's April 30 order in which his bail pleas were rejected.
The high court listed the case for further hearing on May 8.
Sisodia's lawyers said an application has also been filed seeking interim relief to continue the trial court's order directing him to meet his ailing wife once a week in custody pending his bail plea. Permission to meet has been granted.
As the ED counsel said the agency had no objection if the lower court order was continued, the judge accepted the request.The trial court had rejected Sisodia's bail plea in corruption and money-laundering cases registered by the CBI and ED respectively in connection with alleged irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the now-canceled Delhi Excise Policy for 2021-22.
The investigating agency has alleged that the beneficiaries provided "illegal" benefits to the accused officials and made false entries in their books of accounts to evade investigation.
According to the CBI and ED, which are investigating the cases against Sisodia, irregularities were committed while revising the excise policy and undue benefits were extended to license holders.
The special judge, in his April 30 order, had refused to grant the relief, saying it was not the right stage to grant bail to Sisodia.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was arrested by the CBI on February 26, 2020 for his alleged role in the "scam".ED arrested the former Deputy Chief Minister in a money laundering case related to the CBI FIR on March 9, 2023.
On February 28, 2023, Sisodia resigned from the Delhi Cabinet.
The High Court had rejected Sisodia's bail pleas in the CBI and ED cases on March 30 and July 3 last year respectively.
On October 30, 2023, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the High Court order, saying that allegations made by investigating agencies that "windfall profits" of Rs 338 crore were made by some wholesale liquor distributors were material. Was "temporarily supported". And evidence.
The Delhi government implemented the policy on November 17, 2021, but scrapped it in late September 2022 amid corruption allegations.
Justice Swarn Kanta Sharma issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sisodia's plea challenging the trial court's April 30 order in which his bail pleas were rejected.
The high court listed the case for further hearing on May 8.
Sisodia's lawyers said an application has also been filed seeking interim relief to continue the trial court's order directing him to meet his ailing wife once a week in custody pending his bail plea. Permission to meet has been granted.
As the ED counsel said the agency had no objection if the lower court order was continued, the judge accepted the request.The trial court had rejected Sisodia's bail plea in corruption and money-laundering cases registered by the CBI and ED respectively in connection with alleged irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the now-canceled Delhi Excise Policy for 2021-22.
The investigating agency has alleged that the beneficiaries provided "illegal" benefits to the accused officials and made false entries in their books of accounts to evade investigation.
According to the CBI and ED, which are investigating the cases against Sisodia, irregularities were committed while revising the excise policy and undue benefits were extended to license holders.
The special judge, in his April 30 order, had refused to grant the relief, saying it was not the right stage to grant bail to Sisodia.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was arrested by the CBI on February 26, 2020 for his alleged role in the "scam".ED arrested the former Deputy Chief Minister in a money laundering case related to the CBI FIR on March 9, 2023.
On February 28, 2023, Sisodia resigned from the Delhi Cabinet.
The High Court had rejected Sisodia's bail pleas in the CBI and ED cases on March 30 and July 3 last year respectively.
On October 30, 2023, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the High Court order, saying that allegations made by investigating agencies that "windfall profits" of Rs 338 crore were made by some wholesale liquor distributors were material. Was "temporarily supported". And evidence.
The Delhi government implemented the policy on November 17, 2021, but scrapped it in late September 2022 amid corruption allegations.
