[Breaking] Manish Sisodia's Judicial Custody Till July 26: Delhi Court

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Special Judge Kaveri Baweja issued the order after Manish Sisodia was brought before the court following the expiration of his previous judicial custody.

[Breaking]Manish Sisodia's Judicial Custody Till July 26: Delhi Court — [Breaking]Manish Sisodia’s Judicial Custody Till July 26: Delhi Court

NEW DELHI: Today (22nd July): The Rouse Avenue Court extended Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody, along with other accused in the Delhi excise policy case, until July 26 on Monday.

Sisodia’s custody had previously been extended until July 22.

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja issued the order after Manish Sisodia was brought before the court following the expiration of his previous judicial custody.

On April 30, the court had denied Sisodia’s bail applications in the corruption and money laundering cases filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), respectively, in connection with the alleged scam.

He has been in prison since February 2023 in connection with two separate cases related to the same controversy.

The Aam Aadmi Party leader was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on February 26, 2023, on charges of alleged corruption tied to the Delhi excise policy. He resigned from his ministerial position later that week. The Enforcement Directorate subsequently filed a chargesheet and arrested Sisodia based on an FIR lodged by the CBI.

Background

Sisodia’s arrest by the CBI on February 26, 2023, followed by subsequent detention in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, has drawn attention to the legal proceedings surrounding the case. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) also arrested Sisodia on March 9 in connection with a money laundering case initiated by the CBI-led investigation.

Despite Sisodia’s bail pleas, the Supreme Court upheld the denial of relief, citing the tentative establishment of a money trail amounting to Rs 338 crore in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the Delhi liquor policy.