The Supreme Court dealt a blow to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Manish Sisodia on Thursday by rejecting his curative petition difficult the apex courtroom’s choice denying him bail in the Delhi excise policy scam case.
Dismissal of curative petition
Manish Sisodia’s curative petition, filed in a bid to hunt bail, was dismissed by a bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and SVN Bhatti. The bench acknowledged that “no case is made out” based mostly on the parameters established in earlier courtroom selections.
Previous verdicts
In December 2023, the Supreme Court rejected Sisodia’s pleas searching for a overview of its October 30 verdict, which had additionally dismissed his bail petitions associated to the cash laundering circumstances related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
Allegations and arrest
The apex courtroom had denied bail to Sisodia, citing allegations by investigating companies that sure wholesale distributors had made “windfall gains” amounting to Rs. 338 crore. Sisodia, the previous deputy chief minister of Delhi, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in February 2023 for his alleged involvement in the Delhi excise policy scam. Subsequently, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested him in a cash laundering case stemming from the CBI FIR on March 9, 2023.
Resignation and policy scrapping
Facing authorized challenges, Sisodia resigned from the Delhi cupboard on February 28, 2023. The Delhi authorities launched the brand new excise policy on November 17, 2021, however revoked it by the top of September 2022 amidst corruption allegations. According to investigating companies, the revenue margin for wholesalers had reportedly elevated from 5% to 12% beneath the brand new policy, prompting scrutiny and authorized motion.
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