Supreme Court Grants Bail to Manish Sisodia in Delhi Excise Policy Case
The Supreme Court of India has granted bail to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi excise policy case after 17 months of incarceration. A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan highlighted that relegating Sisodia to the trial court for seeking bail would be a “travesty of justice.” Sisodia was instructed to furnish a bail bond of ₹10 lakh, surrender his passport, and report to the Investigating Officer twice a week.
Manish Sisodia was arrested in February 2023 by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), followed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in March, on charges related to alleged irregularities in the 2021-22 excise policy. The CBI and ED accused him of using kickbacks from the excise policy to fund the Aam Aadmi Party’s Punjab election campaign. This marks the third time Sisodia has sought bail from the Supreme Court, which earlier denied him relief but left the door open for future appeals.
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