SC Grants Bail to AAP MP Sanjay Singh In Delhi Excise Policy Case

BY A STAFF REPORTER: A day after Arvind Kejriwal moved to Tihar Jail, the Supreme Court granted bail to the jailed AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in the Delhi Liquor Policy Case on April 2, Tuesday.

Sanjay Singh has been released six months after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate. He was granted judicial custody on February 3 and shifted to the Tihar Jail. However, trials in the case will continue. Singh is also permitted to participate in political acts. Further, Sanjay Singh is the first accused who has been granted bail in the Delhi Liquor Policy case.

Moreover, a bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna stated that no money had been recovered in the case. They also questioned ED if Sanjay Singh is needed in the further investigation. Also, the Enforcement Directorate didn't oppose Sanjay Singh's bail. 

The movement comes a day after the authorities shifted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to Tihar Jail and lodged him in jail number two following the orders of Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court. Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court granted Judicial custody of 15 days to Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Liquorgate on April 1, Monday. 

Moreover, Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday extended Arvind Kejriwal's ED remand till April 1 in connection with the Delhi Liquorgate case. The ED demanded a seven-day extension of Kejriwal's custody due to his alleged evasive replies and non-cooperation in the investigation. However, the court extended the remand for four days.

Furthermore, Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court Remanded Delhi CM and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal to ED Custody till March 28 in the Delhi Liquorgate case on March 22, Friday. The decision came as ED demanded 10-day custody of Kejriwal and submitted 28 pages of evidence alleging his involvement in the Delhi Liquor Policy Scam. 

The Enforcement Directorate arrested Delhi CM and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal from his residence in connection with the Delhi Liquorgate case. He was arrested following search operations and Interrogations conducted by the ED at his residence on Thursday evening.