- विज्ञापन -
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam. The order was pronounced by Special Judge M.K. Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Court, who had reserved his verdict on December 12.
Senior advocate Mohit Mathur, representing Singh, had earlier argued that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had not questioned Singh before his arrest. He had also cited contradictions in the statements of accused-turned-approver Dinesh Arora and other witnesses. The ED had opposed the bail application, citing the ongoing investigation and expressing concerns that Singh’s release could potentially obstruct the investigation, tamper with evidence, and influence witnesses.
On Thursday, the court also extended the AAP leader’s judicial custody in the case and asked the ED to provide a copy of its fifth supplementary charge sheet and related documents to him. On December 19, the court had taken cognisance of the charge sheet, and issued Singh’s production warrant for Thursday.
In his plea, Singh had claimed that he was not a flight risk and there was no allegation against him of influencing the witnesses. He had urged the court that he should be granted bail since he has deep roots in society and that “for 15 months there was no allegation of my interfering or influencing in the probe by either the ED or the CBI”.
The financial probe agency on October 4 arrested Singh after carrying out searches at his residence in the North Avenue area.
