Delhi court denies bail to Manish Sisodia in CBI, ED cases on liquor policy

A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed a bail application filed by former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi liquor policy case, reported Live Law.

Sisodia, named as a key conspirator in the case, has been in jail since February 2023, when he was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation. On March 9, 2023, the Enforcement Directorate arrested him in the same case. He is currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail.

The Aam Aadmi Party leader had sought bail in cases filed by both the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate.

Appearing for the Central Bureau of Investigation, public prosecutor Pankaj Gupta opposed Sisodia’s bail plea on Tuesday and said the leader does not satisfy the rigours for granting bail under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, according to Live Law.

Gupta said Sisodia is a powerful person with “political clout” and that the allegations against him show that a case is made regarding the destruction of evidence and misuse of power by him.

Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Court denied bail to Sisodia after hearing the arguments.

This is the second time the trial court has rejected the former Delhi deputy chief minister’s bail petition.

His first bail plea in the Central Bureau of Investigation case was rejected on March 31 last year. Special Central Bureau...

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