Delhi court reserves order on bail plea of former deputy CM Manish Sisodia in excise policy case

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A Delhi court on Friday reserved its order on a bail application moved by former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case regarding the alleged irregularities in framing and implementation of the Delhi excise policy.

Sisodia was arrested by CBI after an eight-hour long interrogation on February 26. (PTI)
Sisodia was arrested by CBI after an eight-hour long interrogation on February 26. (PTI)

CBI submitted brief written submissions opposing the bail application, along with a copy of the case diary and statements of some witnesses in a separate closed envelope for consideration of the court.

Sisodia was arrested after an eight-hour long interrogation on February 26. He was remanded to CBI custody for five days on February 27. The custody was extended for two days on March 4. He was later sent to Tihar Jail on March 6.

During the hearing on March 21, Sisodia submitted before the court that nothing has come out of the custodial interrogation which could justify his further custody. It was also argued on his behalf that there is nothing material to say that he would influence witnesses and the allegations against him regarding destruction of phone on the day the lieutenant governor (LG) had sent the complaint to CBI were mere coincidence.

Senior advocates Dayan Krishnan and Mohit Mathur, appearing for Sisodia, also argued that bail has been granted to all the other accused in the case including two public servants. It was also submitted that Sisodia’s wife is suffering from multiple sclerosis and needs constant care and support.

CBI , on the other hand, opposed the bail application, alleging that Sisodia is capable of destroying evidence citing that he had been destroying his phones and a certain file regarding cabinet report is also missing.

CBI also stated that Sisodia can influence witness as well and granting him bail would jeopardize the ongoing investigation in the case. It was also argued by CBI that clauses after clauses were added to the policy and the policy was implemented exactly the way Sisodia and the South Group wanted.

The court listed the matter for pronouncement of order on March 31.

Meanwhile, Sisodia moved bail in an Enforcement Directorate case registered against him based upon the CBI probe in the now-scrapped liquor policy. The bail in the ED case is listed for hearing on March 25.

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