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A Delhi court docket will hear on April 15 the bail software of AAP chief Manish Sisodia within the excise policy-related cash laundering case. (PTI Picture/File)
The ED had on the final listening to alleged earlier than the court docket that Sisodia and the opposite accused individuals have been delaying the trial within the case
A Delhi court docket will hear on April 15 the bail software of AAP chief Manish Sisodia within the excise policy-related cash laundering case. Particular Choose for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) instances, Kaveri Baweja, posted the matter after a quick listening to on the applying, throughout which the counsel for the previous Delhi deputy chief minister opposed the submissions made by the ED.
The counsel advised the court docket that the central probe company was repeating the arguments already made earlier within the case, “earlier than this court docket in addition to the Supreme Court docket”. Sisodia, at the moment in judicial custody, was additionally produced earlier than the court docket throughout the proceedings.
The ED had on the final listening to alleged earlier than the court docket that Sisodia and the opposite accused individuals have been delaying the trial within the case. The court docket had on April 10 prolonged Sisodia’s judicial remand until April 18 after he was produced earlier than the court docket on the expiry of his custody.
The CBI in addition to the ED have alleged that irregularities have been dedicated whereas modifying the Delhi Excise Coverage, undue favours have been prolonged to the licence holders, licence charge was waived or diminished and licences have been prolonged with out the competent authority’s approval.
The beneficiaries allegedly diverted ”unlawful” positive aspects to the accused officers and made false entries of their books of account to evade detection, the probe companies have alleged.
Sisodia was arrested by the CBI on February 26, 2023, for his alleged position within the alleged excise coverage rip-off. The ED arrested Sisodia in a cash laundering case stemming from the CBI FIR on March 9, 2023. He resigned from the Delhi cupboard on February 28, 2023.
