Last Updated: March 12, 2024, 21:41 IST
AAP Leader Sanjay Singh. (File Image: PTI)
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta and Prashant Kumar Mishra was knowledgeable by the counsel showing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that they might file their reply to Singh’s plea through the day
The Supreme Court on Tuesday mentioned it might hear on March 19 a plea filed by AAP chief Sanjay Singh, who has challenged an order of the Delhi High Court which refused to grant him bail in a cash laundering case associated to the alleged Delhi excise coverage rip-off.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta and Prashant Kumar Mishra was knowledgeable by the counsel showing for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that they might file their reply to Singh’s plea through the day.
The ED’s counsel mentioned the apex courtroom had on February 26 issued discover to the probe company in search of its response to the plea. He mentioned the reply was prepared and can be filed.
“You are filing it today?” the bench requested.
The counsel mentioned the ED would file the reply through the day.
“Then we will keep it on next Tuesday,” the bench mentioned whereas posting the matter for listening to on March 19.
A separate plea filed by Singh difficult his arrest and remand within the money-laundering case additionally got here up for listening to earlier than the bench.
Both the pleas would now come up for listening to on March 19.
The excessive courtroom had on February 7 rejected the bail software of Singh, who has been re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Delhi, however directed the trial courtroom to expedite the trial as soon as it begins.
Singh was arrested within the case by the ED on October 4 final 12 months.
Before the excessive courtroom, Singh had sought bail as a result of he had been in custody for over three months and no position has been attributed to him within the predicate offence.
The probe company within the excessive courtroom opposed the bail plea and claimed that Singh was concerned in buying, possessing, concealing, dissipating and utilizing proceeds of crime generated from the Delhi liquor rip-off concerning the coverage interval of 2021-22.
The company had additional claimed that the AAP chief has gained unlawful cash or kickbacks that are proceeds of crime generated from the liquor coverage (2021-22) rip-off and that he has additionally performed a job in conspiracy with others.
The ED’s cash laundering case stems from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR.
According to the CBI and the ED, irregularities have been dedicated whereas modifying the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 and undue favours have been prolonged to licence holders.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)
