![[Delhi Excise Policy Case] "Bail Granted": HC Grants Bail to Liquor Businessman & AAP Volunteer Amid ED Investigation](https://i0.wp.com/lawchakra.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-28-2.png?resize=447%2C367&ssl=1)
Today, On 9th September, the Delhi High Court granted bail to Sameer Mahendru and Chanpreet Singh Rayat in the Delhi Excise Policy money-laundering case. The Enforcement Directorate is investigating both individuals. Mahendru is a liquor businessman under suspicion of benefiting from the excise policy violations, while Rayat is accused of handling cash payments for AAP’s 2022 Goa election campaign. The case is part of the ongoing probe into the excise policy scam, involving alleged irregularities and kickbacks.
The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding the bail plea of Vijay Nair, the former communication in-charge of the Aam Aadmi Party, who is implicated in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Nair has been in custody for almost two years and the trial has not commenced despite 353 witnesses. Nair is challenging the trial court’s denial of his default bail plea. The money laundering case originates from a CBI FIR and alleges Nair’s involvement in arranging kickbacks for the Delhi government in exchange for favors related to the liquor retail business in Delhi. The ED accuses Nair of acting as a middleman for the ‘South Group’ and facilitating meetings with government officials. Raids were conducted at nearly three dozen locations in Delhi and Punjab, and other prominent figures are also implicated in the case.
![[Excise Policy case] SC judge Sanjay Kumar Recuses himself from hearing Businessman Boinpolly Plea](https://i0.wp.com/lawchakra.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image-49-2.png?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1)
Today, Supreme Court Justice Sanjay Kumar recused himself from hearing a plea challenging the arrest of Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. The case was assigned to another bench, and Boinpally’s interim bail, initially due to his wife’s health, was extended until further notice. The excise policy for 2021-22, implemented by the Delhi government, was terminated amid corruption allegations, leading to a money laundering probe.
In Delhi excise scam case, on Friday, a city court declined to prolong the interim bail previously granted to liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru, who was arrested in connection with a money laundering case associated with the purported Delhi excise policy scam. The court emphasized that it couldn’t overlook the seriousness of the charges against him, […]
