Dhall, director of Brindco Sales Private Limited, was implicated for allegedly facilitating large kickbacks to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and actively participating in drafting the excise policy. Investigators claim Dhall worked with a cartel known as the “South Group,” which included influential businessmen and politicians.
New Delhi: Today, 6th March, Businessman Amandeep Singh Dhall has filed a petition in the Delhi High Court, asking for the chargesheet and summoning order issued against him by the trial court to be canceled in the Delhi Excise Policy case.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has opposed Dhall’s petition, stating that it is “not maintainable.” The agency has also raised concerns over whether the petition can be accepted legally.
In response, the Delhi High Court has asked the CBI to submit a detailed note explaining why it believes the petition cannot be maintained.
The court has now listed the matter for hearing on March 19. Until then, the CBI must provide its written arguments on the maintainability issue.
SPP DP Singh argued that the cognizance order, issued two years ago, could have been challenged earlier. He questioned the timing of the quashing petition, which is being filed after such a delay.
Meanwhile, Dhall has moved a petition through Advocate Adit S. Pujari, asserting that he was not involved in the alleged conspiracy with the other accused.
Justice Vikas Mahajan inquired,
“You (Dhall) are challenging both the chargesheet and the summoning order. Is there no other prayer? Not the FIR?”
In response, Advocate Adit Pujari clarified that they are contesting only the chargesheet and summoning order, not the FIR, as the FIR has now culminated in a chargesheet.
He further stated that the CBI had filed a supplementary chargesheet against Dhall in 2023, leading to the court taking cognizance and issuing summons. The investigation was completed in July 2024, followed by the filing of another supplementary chargesheet. In February 2025, a list of unrelied-upon documents was submitted. He also emphasized that they are not seeking a stay.
The court then questioned the CBI, asking, “Your only objection is that the period of limitation has expired?”
The agency affirmed that the limitation period had lapsed and argued that the petition would not be maintainable, given the court’s limited scope in such matters.
This case pertains to the Delhi Excise Policy case, in which former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and others are also accused.
Previously, The Supreme Court on 25th Oct, 2024 granted bail to businessman Amandeep Singh Dhall in connection with a corruption case related to the alleged excise policy scam.
A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan observed that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) still has about 300 witnesses to examine, and the trial has not yet commenced.
The Court also considered that Dhall had been in custody for over a year, while other accused individuals in the case had already been granted bail.
Earlier, On September 17,2024 the Delhi High Court also granted regular bail to prominent businessmen Amit Arora and Amandeep Singh Dhall in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), related to the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy.
With this ruling, all accused in the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) investigation into the Delhi Excise Policy case have secured bail, signaling the conclusion of several legal battles. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna delivered the verdict, providing relief to Arora and Dhall, two central figures in the case.
The Delhi Excise Policy, introduced in November 2021, aimed to revamp the liquor distribution system but faced scrutiny from the ED and CBI over alleged misconduct. Authorities claim that the policy granted undue advantages to select license holders, resulting in financial gains through corruption. Amid growing allegations, the policy was scrapped in September 2022, triggering investigations by the ED and CBI.
Amandeep Singh Dhall’s Involvement:
Dhall, director of Brindco Sales Private Limited, was implicated for allegedly facilitating large kickbacks to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and actively participating in drafting the excise policy. Investigators claim Dhall worked with a cartel known as the “South Group,” which included influential businessmen and politicians.
This group is believed to have manipulated the policy to favor specific parties, leading to financial misappropriations. Dhall was arrested by the ED in March 2023, and his links with the South Group attracted media attention.
The South Group is accused of channeling illegal funds and kickbacks to political entities, including AAP. Both Arora and Dhall have been linked to the group, with the ED suggesting their actions contributed to the policy’s corruption.
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