Explorer

'No Fruitful Purpose Will Be Served': Manish Sisodia In Bail Plea, Heaing Today

Manish Sisodia moved the lower court after the Supreme Court refused to intervene in the matter. The bail hearing will take place on Saturday, when Manish Sisodia's five-day CBI custody ends.

AAP leader Manish Sisodia, arrested in the Delhi liquor policy case by the CBI, filed a bail petition in Delhi's Rouse Avenue court on Friday. The bail hearing will take place today, when Sisodia's five-day CBI custody ends. Sisodia, who has resigned from the Delhi Cabinet and as deputy chief minister, will be produced in Rouse Avenue court on Saturday.

Sisodia in his bail application submitted stated that he has joined probe as and when called for by CBI, as reported by the news agency ANI. He further said that no fruitful purpose will be served by keeping him in custody as all recoveries have already been made. "The application is likely to come up for hearing before Special Judge MK Nagpal on Saturday," advocate Rishikesh said.

The development comes after the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain Sisodia's plea challenging his arrest by CBI and asked him to approach the High Court for alternative remedies. 

"What will happen is we will asked to be interfere in every such case.. we cannot intervene in this," CJI Chandrachud had said. "Just because an incident happens in Delhi does not mean this case will come to the Supreme Court," said Justice Narasimha.

Sisodia, who held 18 portfolios in the Delhi government, including excise and education, quit on Tuesday hours after the Supreme Court junked his plea.

Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on Sunday in connection with alleged corruption in the now-withdrawn liquor policy. CBI officials said that the arrest was made after the Deputy CM didn’t cooperate in the investigation and avoided clarifications sought by them. 

He is the second Delhi minister to be arrested since Satyendar Jain.

Earlier this week, a special Delhi court sent Sisodia to five-day CBI remand. The investigation agency claimed that the policy had irregularities both in its formulation and implementation and allegedly intended to benefit people having ties to the AAP.

READ | Rs 100 Crore Kickbacks, Leaked Excise Policy Draft: CBI's Line Of Questioning For Manish Sisodia

The CBI has alleged that the Delhi government's excise policy for 2021-22 to grant licences to liquor traders favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it, an accusation strongly refuted by the AAP. The policy was later scrapped.

View More
Advertisement
Advertisement
25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Advertisement

Top Headlines

HISTORY CREATED! Afghanistan Defeat Bangladesh To Make It To First Ever T20 World Cup Semifinal
HISTORY CREATED! Afghanistan Defeat Bangladesh To Make It To First Ever T20 World Cup Semifinal
Delhi Water Crisis: Atishi's Hunger Strike Ended After Her Hospitalisation, Says Sanjay Singh
Delhi Water Crisis: Atishi's Hunger Strike Ended After Her Hospitalisation, Says Sanjay Singh
Rajnath Singh Reaches Out To Kharge, Stalin To Build Consensus Over LS Speaker Post
Rajnath Singh Reaches Out To Kharge, Stalin To Build Consensus Over LS Speaker Post
'Mindset Is Very Much Alive': PM Modi Slams Congress As BJP Launches 'Dark Days Of Emergency' Campaign
'Mindset Is Very Much Alive': PM Modi Slams Congress As BJP Launches 'Dark Days Of Emergency' Campaign
Advertisement
metaverse

Videos

Parliamentary Session 2024: Nomination Of Lok Sabha Speaker To Be Filed Today By 12 PM | ABP NewsDelhi News: CM Revanth Reddy Meets Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi | ABP NewsDelhi Water Crisis: AAP Leader Atishi On Hunger Strike, Gets Hospitalized Mid Strike | ABP NewsNEET Exam Row: Congress's Protest In Rajasthan Over NEET Exam, Watch Visuals | ABP News

Photo Gallery

Embed widget