The Delhi High Court on Tuesday extended judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia till May 31 in money laundering and corruption cases lodged by the ED and CBI respectively in connection with alleged liquor scam.
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma pronounced the orders on both bail pleas. The high court had on May 14 reserved its order on the pleas after hearing arguments on behalf of the AAP leader, CBI and ED.
During the arguments, the Enforcement Directorate had contended that it would make the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) an accused in the next prosecution complaint (charge sheet) in the money laundering case stemming out of the Delhi excise policy scam.
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