The judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh was extended till January 20 by Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday. Both the leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party are behind bars in a money laundering case in connection with the alleged irregularities in the implementation of now-scrapped liquor policy in the national capital.
Sisodia was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 9, 2023 while Sanjay Singh was arrested on October 4, 2023 by the enforcement agency under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
On Monday, the Delhi High Court sought response from the on a bail plea filed by Singh, reported PTI.
The notice was inssued to the investigation agency Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma and the matter has been listed for further hearing on January 29.
The Rajya Sabha MP has challenged an order by a trial court dated December 22 dismissing his bail plea in the money laundering case.
Appearing for Singh, senior advocate Mohit Mathur submitted that AAP MP has been in the custody for the last three months and no role has been attributed to him in the predicate offence. Mathur said that the senior AAP leader was arrested after the ED's "star witness" made a statement, as per the PTI report.
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The enforcement agency has alleged that Singh played a key role in the formulation and implementation of the excise policy which benefited certain liquor manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, for monetary consideration.
The trail court had made the observation that Singh was connected with the "proceeds of crime to the extent of Rs 2 crore" and the case against him was "genuine".
An FIR was registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation over alleged corruption following a recommendation by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena.