Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday approached the Delhi High Court, two days after a special court denied him bail cases against him in connection with alleged in the Delhi liquor scam and refused Manish Sisodia's lawyer Rajat Bhardwaj mentioned the petition before the bench of Delhi High Court's Acting Chief Justice Manmohan Singh and Justice Manmeet PS Arora. Bhardwaj said that this is a bail petition by the MLA. Elections are going on.
After seeing all the documents presented in the court, the High Court has agreed to hear the case on Friday. On Tuesday, the trial court, while denying him bail in the case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), had ruled that Sisodia, individually and with other accused, was delaying the court proceedings related to the Delhi liquor scam.
In his second bail plea filed in January, the former Deputy Chief Minister had argued that the ED was delaying the initiation of the trial despite assurances that the case would be concluded within 6 to 8 months. The lower court had rejected all the arguments of Sisodia. The court said in the order that Sisodia and other accused together are delaying the case by continuously giving one or the other application/oral applications. Rejecting Sisodia's contention that as per the apex court's order dated October 30, 2023, he is entitled to seek bail if the trial drags on and progresses slowly in the next three months. Special judge Kaveri Baweja commented that despite continued efforts to impede the progress of the case, the case does not warrant a label.
The CBI arrested Sisodia on February 26, 2023, saying that several evidences have been recovered in the case and his custody is required for a fair investigation. Later, Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court sent Sisodia to Tihar Jail, from where he was arrested on March 9, 2023 by the ED, which is separately investigating the policy in relation to alleged money laundering.
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