Manish Sisodia’s Bail Rejected

The next Hearing is in September…

On Friday, 04 August 2023, the SC postponed the hearing of AAP leader Manish Sisodia's bail requests in two Delhi excise policy cases being investigated by the CBI and ED until September 4.

Mr. Sisodia had filed a petition for bail, citing his wife's medical condition as a prime reason for his release.

However, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti, having reviewed the medical records of Mr. Sisodia's wife, concluded that she is "stable." 

The bench said that the SC will consider the interim bail pleas of the former deputy CM of Delhi alongside his regular bail pleas in the cases.

The Supreme Court on July 14 requested the CBI and the ED to provide their responses to the interim bail pleas filed by Sisodia in the cases.

On Thursday, the CBI asked the SC to deny bail to Mr. Sisodia, alleging that he is the "kingpin and architect" of the conspiracy connected with the liquor policy.

The CBI had on February 2 arrested Mr. Sisodia, then the deputy chief minister of Delhi and the excise minister, on charges of his alleged involvement in irregularities in the liquor policy of the city. He has been in custody ever since.