Opposing the bail plea of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday (August 6, 2025) claimed within the Supreme Courtroom that the company has paperwork that present Sisodia’s deep involvement within the Delhi Excise Coverage.
Extra Solicitor Basic S.V. Raju, showing for the ED, instructed the bench of Justice Bhushan Ramakrishnan Gavai and Justice Okay.V. Vishwanathan that this isn’t a fabricated case as there may be loads of proof indicating that Sisodia is immediately concerned within the cash laundering case of the excise coverage. Throughout the listening to, Manish Sisodia’s lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned that the proceedings of the ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are getting delayed.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned that there are a complete of 493 witnesses and 69,000 pages of paperwork within the corruption and cash laundering instances registered by the CBI and the ED. Singhvi instructed the bench, ‘Why ought to I (Sisodia) stay in jail even after 17 months, this can be a huge query of (individual’s) freedom.’ He mentioned, ‘What’s the goal of preserving me in jail?’
Opposing Singhvi’s arguments, ASG Raju mentioned, “I’ve paperwork which present his (Sisodia’s) deep involvement on this case. It’s not that he’s an harmless individual and he was picked up similar to that.” ASG Raju argued that there was no delay on the a part of the investigating companies within the proceedings in these instances and the accused within the double instances took 5 months to look at the paperwork which weren’t related to the trial.
Manish Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on 26 February 2023 for his alleged function within the liquor coverage case. The ED arrested him on 9 March 2023 in a cash laundering case. He resigned from the Delhi Cupboard on 28 February 2023. Arguments may even be offered within the court docket on Tuesday.
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