Delhi Excise Case: ED Opposes Sanjay Singh's Bail Plea, Tells Court He Is An 'Influential Person'

The Rouse Avenue Court adjourned the hearing and the matter has been listed for December 12 when the counter arguments of the defence counsel will be heard.

AAP leader Sanjay Singh

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday opposed the bail plea of AAP leader Sanjay Singh in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam and said the documents recovered from him were not part of judicial record, which shows he is an “influential person”, news agency ANI reported. The ED also said there is evidence to show bribe demand. “Three documents were recovered from him that were not part of the judicial record. It shows that he is an influential person and got those documents,” ED said as reported by ANI.

The Rouse Avenue Court adjourned the hearing and the matter has been listed for December 12 when the counter arguments of the defence counsel will be heard.

Advocates Zoheb Hossain and Naveen Kumar Matta appeared for ED on Saturday.

Zoheb Hossain argued that the documents recovered from Sanjay Singh were photographs of documents and the signature in the photo shows the source of the documents which are not on judicial records.

The advocate further said that it is evident from the documents that a person who is trying to prove he has nothing to do with the scam is keeping an eye on the documents and it shows the influence of the petitioner. The petitioner can get documents using his power, Hossain said, as reported by ANI.   

No Purpose Will Be Served By Keeping Me In Custody: Sanjay Singh

AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Saturday urged the court to release him, saying no purpose will be served by keeping him in custody, news agency PTI reported. Singh's counsel made the submission before the court during the hearing of his bail plea.

"The ED has already filed its charge sheet against me after the completion of the investigation. I'm not required for the custodial interrogation any further. There is no purpose to keep me in further custody," PTI quoted Singh's counsel as telling the court.