Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday deferred decision on whether it can hear the regular bail petition filed by Former Delhi deputy Chief Minsiter Manish Sisodia when his curative petition is pending before the Supreme Court. On February 5, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Sisodia’s curative petition against the top court previous order denying him bail in the alleged Delhi Liqour Policy scam. Sisodia has been in jail for a year as he was arrested in Februrary 2023.
Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi had mentioned the case to the Chief Justice of India’s bench and requested for a hearing. Earlier, the top court had dismissed the review petition against its own verdict that denied bail to Sisodia.
On Februrary 5, the Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court extended judicial custody of Sisodia till February 22 in the CBI’s case.
The Delhi court today defered the decision till further hearing. The case is listed for March 2.
The AAP leader has filed petition seeking regular bail the Delhi court in the alleged Delhi Excise policy scam. He had also prayed for custody parole for two days to meet his ailing wife every week. The Delhi court had earlier granted him permission to meet his wife once a week. He was also given a parole of three days to attend a family wedding.
Cases were filed by the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI in connection with the Delhi Liquor Policy Scam. Sisodia was previously denied interim bail by trial court and then the Delhi High Court. He then moved the apex court against the high court order denying him bail.
In October 2023, the top court dismissed his bail petition after hearing arguments at length. The top court had observed that, “One aspect regard to transfer of money ,338 crores, is tentatively established.”
The Supreme Court had also passed directions saying that the trial in the case should be finished within six to eight months. If the case goes at a slower pace then Sisodia will be entitled to apply for bail again within three months.