Delhi court seeks ED, CBI reply on Manish Sisodia’s interim bail plea, next hearing on April 20

April 12, 2024

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday sought response of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the interim bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

Sisodia has sought interim bail to campaign for his party for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Special judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Court has listed the matter for next hearing on April 20.

Judge Baweja had, on Wednesday, said that she will hear, on April 15, Sisodia’s bail application in the excise policy-related money laundering case.

The court had heard arguments from Sisodia’s counsel, who opposed the submissions made by the ED, saying that the probe agency was reiterating arguments previously presented before both the Delhi court and the Supreme Court.

The AAP leader’s judicial custody was extended till April 18 in the case.

Last time, the ED had contended that Sisodia and the other accused persons were delaying the trial in the case. Last week, Sisodia’s bail application was filed by his counsel alleging delay in completing the investigation in the case. Sisodia’s counsel Mohit Mathur had argued there has been no evidence linking his client to the alleged bribe money.