New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday alleged before a court here that AAP leader Manish Sisodia and other accused were delaying the trial of a money laundering case related to the Delhi Excise policy "scam".
Opposing Sisodia's bail plea before special judge Kaveri Baweja, the agency claimed that he was responsible for drafting the policy and that he and other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members received advance bribes of Rs 100 crore. Was.
The AAP leader had approached the court seeking relief and claimed there was a delay in initiating the trial.
The central investigating agency claimed that the "delay" was not caused by the prosecution but by the accused.
"The delay in the hearing of the case is not caused by the prosecution but by the accused persons. There were concerted efforts made by the accused persons, including Sisodia, to delay the hearing of the case," the ED said." the court in response to his second bail plea.
Meanwhile, the judge extended Sisodia's judicial custody till April 1 after he was produced before the court at the end of his custody period.
During the proceedings, Sisodia's co-accused and party colleague, Sanjay Singh, who was recently granted bail by the Supreme Court, also appeared in the court.
The ED claimed that the accused have filed a total of 95 applications for similar prayers, of which six have been filed by Sisodia.
It said that frivolous applications have been filed by the accused involved in the case, for which penalty has also been imposed by the earlier judge.
The judge will hear further arguments on April 10.The CBI as well as the ED have alleged that irregularities were committed while revising the Delhi Excise policy, undue benefits were given to license holders, license fees were waived off or reduced and without the approval of the competent authority. Licenses were extended.
The investigating agencies have alleged that the beneficiaries allegedly provided "illegal" benefits to the accused official and made false entries in their books of account to evade investigation.
Sisodia was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 26, 2023, for his alleged role in the "scam". The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Sisodia on March 9, 2023, in a money-laundering case linked to a CBI FIR.
He resigned from the Delhi Cabinet on February 28, 2023.
Opposing Sisodia's bail plea before special judge Kaveri Baweja, the agency claimed that he was responsible for drafting the policy and that he and other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members received advance bribes of Rs 100 crore. Was.
The AAP leader had approached the court seeking relief and claimed there was a delay in initiating the trial.
The central investigating agency claimed that the "delay" was not caused by the prosecution but by the accused.
"The delay in the hearing of the case is not caused by the prosecution but by the accused persons. There were concerted efforts made by the accused persons, including Sisodia, to delay the hearing of the case," the ED said." the court in response to his second bail plea.
Meanwhile, the judge extended Sisodia's judicial custody till April 1 after he was produced before the court at the end of his custody period.
During the proceedings, Sisodia's co-accused and party colleague, Sanjay Singh, who was recently granted bail by the Supreme Court, also appeared in the court.
The ED claimed that the accused have filed a total of 95 applications for similar prayers, of which six have been filed by Sisodia.
It said that frivolous applications have been filed by the accused involved in the case, for which penalty has also been imposed by the earlier judge.
The judge will hear further arguments on April 10.The CBI as well as the ED have alleged that irregularities were committed while revising the Delhi Excise policy, undue benefits were given to license holders, license fees were waived off or reduced and without the approval of the competent authority. Licenses were extended.
The investigating agencies have alleged that the beneficiaries allegedly provided "illegal" benefits to the accused official and made false entries in their books of account to evade investigation.
Sisodia was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 26, 2023, for his alleged role in the "scam". The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Sisodia on March 9, 2023, in a money-laundering case linked to a CBI FIR.
He resigned from the Delhi Cabinet on February 28, 2023.
