Following Manish Sisodia's bail by the SC, the AAP has directed sharp criticism at the BJP, questioning whether the ruling party or PM Modi will answer for the 17 months Sisodia lost in prison
SC on Friday granted bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in corruption and money laundering cases linked to Delhi excise policy scam
Manish Sisodia gets bail: A Bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan granted the bail to Manish Sisodia, setting aside the Delhi High Court order of May 21
The Supreme Court was hearing pleas filed by Manish Sisodia, who was seeking bail in cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam
Sisodia had earlier moved the apex court challenging the Delhi High Court's May 21 order dismissing his bail pleas
Court had on July 25 extended the judicial custody of Kejriwal in the money laundering case till July 31, while his custody in the corruption case was extended till August 8
Sisodia had earlier moved the apex court challenging the Delhi High Court's May 21 order dismissing his bail pleas
The former deputy chief minister of Delhi has sought bail contending that he has been in custody for 16 months
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Special Judge Kaveri Baweja passed the order after Sisodia was produced before the court on expiry of his judicial custody granted earlier
A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai sought responses from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sisodia's pleas
Special judge for CBI and ED Kaveri Baweja extended custody of Sisodia till July 22 after he was produced before the court through video conference on expiry of his judicial custody
Manish Sisodia and other accused in judicial custody were produced before the court through video conferencing
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Karol and Sanjay Kumar said another bench in which Justice Kumar is not a member will take up Sisodia's two separate pleas for reviving his bail petitions
On June 4, the top court had refused to entertain the bail pleas of Sisodia in cases lodged by the CBI and the ED in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam
Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Sisodia, sought bail for him, saying trial in these cases have not yet started despite the politician being in custody for nearly 15 months
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While the two petitions were dismissed on Tuesday, the detailed order was uploaded on the high court's website on Wednesday
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Manish Sisodia, currently in judicial custody, is an accused in the probe related to the alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi liquor excise policy 2021-22