Delhi Excise policy case: SC agrees to hear Sisodia's bail pleas

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear AAP leader Manish Sisodias pleas seeking bail in corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy case reported news agency PTIA bench headed by Justice B R Gavai sought responses from the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI and the Enforcement Directorate ED on Sisodias pleas and posted the matter for hearing on July 29 reported PTIThe bench also comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice K V Viswanathan was hearing Sisodias pleas seeking bail along with an application to revive his petitions in the excise policyrelated corruption and money laundering casesManish Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on February 26 2023 for his alleged role in the Delhi excise policy case The ED arrested him in the money laundering case stemming from the CBI FIR on March 9 2023He resigned from the Delhi cabinet on February 28 last yearThe matter relates to alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and execution of the Delhi governments excise policy for 202122 which has now been scrappedDelhis former Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia has moved the Supreme Court seeking revival of his bail plea and complained about delay in commencement of trial in the Delhi excise policy case reported ANIEarlier Senior Advocate Singhvi apprised the top court about June 4s order whereby the probe agency has stated that investigation in the Delhi excise policy case would be concluded and final complaintcharge sheet would be filed expeditiously and at any rate on or before July 3 and immediately thereafter the trial court will be free to proceed with trial reported ANIOn June 4 the top court also given the liberty to Sisodia to revive his prayer afresh after filing of the final complaintChargesheet Sisodia now sought to revive his application challenging Delhi High Court order which dismissed his bail pleaCJI on Tuesday assured Sisodias counsel to look into it and asked him to rectify the technical defectsOn June 4 the top court has disposed of Sisodia plea after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta learned submittedthat the investigation would be concluded and final complaintcharge sheet would be filed expeditiously and at any rate on or before July 3 and immediately thereafter the trial court will be free to proceed with trial reported ANISisodia sought revival of his plea challenging Delhi High Court on May 21s orderIn February 2023 Sisodia was arrested by the CBI for alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of nowscrapped Delhis new excise policy The policy was withdrawn amid allegations of foul play by the opposition Sisodia is currently in judicial custodyAccording to the CBI Sisodia had played the most important and vital role in the criminal conspiracy and he had been deeply involved in the formulation as well as the implementation of the said policy to ensure the achievement of the objectives of the said conspiracyWith inputs from PTI and ANI