Delhi Excise Policy Scam: Delhi Court To Pass Order On Sisodia’s Bail Plea On Friday

The Delhi court today stated to deliver its order on the bail application of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on April 28 in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

Special Judge MK Nagpal, who was scheduled to pronounce the verdict on Wednesday, deferred the matter, stating that the order wasn’t ready.

The court reserved the order after hearing arguments on Sisodia’s plea seeking relief claiming that his custody was no longer required for investigation.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) opposed the application, asserting the investigation was at a “crucial” stage and claiming the senior AAP leader planted fabricated e-mails to show that there was public approval for the policy.

Further, the federal agency also said it has found fresh evidence of his complicity in the alleged crime.

On March 31, the court dismissed Sisodia’s bail application in the corruption case, being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), saying he was “prima facie the architect” in the criminal conspiracy behind alleged payment of advance kickbacks of around Rs 90-100 crore meant for him and his colleagues in the Delhi government. The court observed the release of Sisodia, at the moment, will “adversely affect the ongoing investigation”.

The CBI & ED had arrested Sisodia for alleged corruption in the formulation and execution of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 and for laundering the money so generated.

Meera Verma

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