Delhi excise policy case: A Delhi court on Tuesday extended judicial custody of former Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia till May 15 in the case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) related to the alleged excise policy scam.
The court has set May 15 as the date for further arguments regarding the framing of charges against the accused in the case.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to produce case files on the Delhi excise policy scam before and after the arrest of the former Deputy CM.
Delhi HC seeks CBI, ED to response
Earlier on May 3, the Delhi High Court had sought a response of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on former deputy chief ministe’s pleas seeking bail in the corruption and money laundering cases lodged in relation to the alleged excise policy scam.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notices to CBI and ED on Sisodia’s pleas challenging a trial court’s April 30 order by which his bail petitions were dismissed. The high court listed the matter for further hearing on May 8 (Wednesday).
Sisodia, in an interim application, urged the court to continue the trial court’s order allowing him to meet his ailing wife once a week in custody, during pendency of his pleas. As the counsel for the ED submitted that the probe agency has no objection if the trial court order is continued, Justice Sharma allowed the request.
The trial court had dismissed Sisodia's bail pleas in the corruption and money-laundering cases lodged by the CBI and ED respectively in connection with alleged irregularities in the formulation and execution of the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy for 2021-22.
When Manish Sisodia was arrested?
Sisodia, who also served as excise minister in the Delhi government, was arrested by the CBI on February 26 last year in connection with the case. Sisodia resigned from the Delhi cabinet on February 28, 2023. He was later arrested by the ED in a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped policy in March 2023.
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