Key words :- Supreme Court , Bail , Manish Sisodia .
The bench comprising of Justices Sanjeev Khanna and SVN Bhatti has decided to address both Manish Sisodia plea for medical bail and regular bail together during the week starting on September 4, 2022.
On Friday, the Supreme Court declined to provide interim medical bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia related to the Delhi excise policy scam case. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti stated that his medical bail plea will be considered in September, along with his request for regular bail. The Supreme Court had previously issued notices to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding Sisodia’s bail plea in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam.
Justice Khanna’s bench expressed concern about Manish Sisodia’s wife’s medical condition and requested him to submit an interim plea for medical bail. Sisodia, who is involved in the excise policy scam case, approached the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court rejected his bail applications in cases filed by the CBI and the ED. The Delhi High Court denied him bail in the ED case on July 3 and previously rejected his bail plea in the CBI case related to the same scam on May 30.
Today, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju informed the Court about the 26-year-long ailment suffered by Manish Sisodia’s wife. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi emphasized the severity of her condition, noting that all her family members were in the USA, and she was living with her elderly mother.
The Court decided to evaluate the medical bail application along with the regular bail application. Furthermore, the Court requested the ASG to provide a comprehensive explanation of how the money trail was established in Sisodia’s case.
The alleged scam involves collusion among Delhi government officials to grant liquor licenses to specific traders in exchange for bribes. The central agencies contend that the excise policy was manipulated to benefit certain traders, resulting in kickbacks being received in return.
The ED and the CBI launched investigations into the alleged scam following a recommendation from Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena, based on a report by the Delhi Chief Secretary. The report asserted that Manish Sisodia had violated statutory provisions and implemented a policy with significant financial implications.
Initially, Sisodia was not named in the CBI’s chargesheet, but later, the CBI included him as an accused in the case through an additional chargesheet.
Sisodia maintains that the policy and its modifications were approved by the LG, and he argues that the CBI is now targeting the policy decisions of an elected government.
According to Sisodia, there is no evidence connecting him to any financial transactions, and he believes that the agencies are reassessing a liquor policy that was formulated by the elected government and approved by the LG of Delhi.
Written by :- RATNESH TEMBE, College :- Law Department , PIMR , Indore ., An intern under LEGAL VIDHIYA.
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