The Rouse Avenue Court has extended the judicial custody of former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia until May 30, 2023, in connection with the Delhi Liquor Excise policy 2021-22 case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered a case against Sisodia and others, accusing them of being instrumental in ‘recommending’ and ‘taking decisions’ regarding the excise policy, “without the approval of competent authority with an intention to extend undue favours to the licensee post tender.” Sisodia, who is also the Deputy Chief Minister in Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s government, was first arrested by the CBI on February 26 and then by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 9, 2023. On Wednesday, the court also adjourned the hearing on framing charges against Sisodia in light of directions passed by the Delhi High Court, on the basis of the appeal filed by one of the accused, Arun Pillai. The ED informed the High Court on Tuesday that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be made an accused in the next chargesheet in the money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy scam. The ED has alleged that there were concerted efforts by the accused to delay a trial in the excise policy scam case and that a supplementary chargesheet will be filed very soon.
Sisodia’s Judicial Custody Extended Till May 30 in Delhi Liquor Excise Policy Case
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