Excise Policy Case: Supreme Court Grants Bail To Manish Sisodia

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in cases registered against him by the ED and CBI in connection with the liquor policy case. The apex court reportedly allowed the bail applications of the AAP leader considering the delay in commencing the trial in the liquor policy case.

"We find that on account of long incarceration running around 17 months and trial having not been commenced, the appellant has been deprived of the right to speedy trial," the Supreme Court said, as quoted by LiveLaw. As per the report, the Bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan also noted that there is no remotest possibility of trial being completed in the near future considering that there are over thousands of documents and 400 witnesses.

Manish Sisodia was first arrested by CBI and ED on February 26, 2023, and March 9, respectively. At the same time, as part of the bail conditions, the AAP leader must surrender his passport, report to the police station every Monday, and avoid tampering with evidence or influencing witnesses.