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Delhi excise policy case: SC grants bail to ex-AAP functionary Vijay Nair
Updated On: 02 September, 2024 01:41 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former AAP communication in-charge Vijay Nair in the Delhi excise policy case, stating that liberty is `sacrosanct`. Nair is booked under the money laundering law. The court relied on the legal principle of `bail is rule and jail is exception` while granting the bail
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The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday granted bail to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) communication in-charge Vijay Nair in the Delhi excise policy case. The court, while granting bail to Nair said liberty is "sacrosanct". Nair is booked under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), news agency PTI reported.
Relying on the legal principle of "bail is rule and jail is exception" cited by a coordinate bench, the top court said that pre-trial incarceration cannot be a punishment.
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