The Supreme Court has agreed to hear bail pleas filed by AAP leader Manish Sisodia in connection with corruption and money laundering cases linked to Delhi’s excise policy. Sisodia, a former Delhi cabinet minister, faces allegations stemming from the formulation and implementation of the city’s excise policy for 2021-22, which has since been annulled. His arrest by the CBI and subsequent detention by the ED have led to legal proceedings, prompting him to seek bail from the apex court.
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- Supreme Court to hear bail pleas of AAP leader Manish Sisodia related to Delhi’s excise policy cases.
- Responses sought from CBI and ED by the apex court on Sisodia’s bail applications.
- Bench headed by Justice B R Gavai to hear the matter on July 29, 2024.
- Sisodia’s petitions seek bail and revival of his cases concerning corruption and money laundering.
- He was arrested by the CBI on February 26, 2023, in connection with the liquor policy.
- The ED arrested him on March 9, 2023, based on allegations of money laundering.
- Sisodia resigned from the Delhi cabinet on February 28, 2023.
- The cases involve alleged irregularities in Delhi’s excise policy for the fiscal year 2021-22.
- The policy in question has been invalidated following the allegations.
- The legal proceedings highlight ongoing scrutiny over governance issues in Delhi.
