Supreme Court reserved its decision on the bail requests made by AAP leader Manish Sisodia in connection with corruption and money laundering charges related to the purported Delhi excise policy scandal.
The case was reviewed by Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan, who listened to arguments from senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, representing Sisodia, and Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, who stood for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Sisodia was detained by the CBI on February 26, 2023, due to alleged discrepancies in the creation and execution of the now-defunct Delhi excise policy for 2021-22. Following this, the ED arrested him on March 9, 2023, in a related money laundering case stemming from the CBI’s FIR. He resigned from his position in the Delhi cabinet on February 28, 2023.
As a former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Sisodia has requested bail, arguing that he has been imprisoned for 17 months without the commencement of his trial. Both the ED and the CBI have opposed his bail application. The ED has argued before the Supreme Court that it possesses evidence indicating Sisodia's substantial involvement in the alleged scam.
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