SC grants bail to AAP leader Sanjay Singh in Delhi excise policy scam case; ED says ‘no objection’

The Bench told Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the ED, that no money had been recovered from the possession of Singh and the allegation of him receiving a ₹2 crore bribe could be tested in the trial.

AAP leader Atishi welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to grant bail to the party’s Rajya Sabha MP. The Delhi minister shared the news of Singh’s bail in a post on X and said in Hindi, “Satyameva Jayate.”

सत्यमेव जयते https://t.co/meS9tQN5fb

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) April 2, 2024

Background of the case

Sanjay Singh was arrested in the case by the ED on 4 October, 2023.

The ED claimed that accused businessman Dinesh Arora had given ₹2 crore cash at Singh’s house on two occasions — ₹1 crore each time.

Before the Delhi High Court, Singh had sought bail in February, stating that he had been in custody for over three months and no role had been attributed to him in the predicate offence.

The probe agency, in the high court, had opposed the bail plea and claimed that Singh was involved in acquiring, possessing, concealing, dissipating, and using proceeds of the crime generated from the Delhi liquor scam, pertaining to the policy period of 2021-22.

The agency had further claimed that the AAP leader had gained illegal money or kickbacks which are proceeds of crime generated from the liquor policy scam and that he had also conspired with others.

The ED’s money laundering case stems from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR. According to the CBI and the ED, irregularities were committed while modifying the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 and undue favours were extended to licence holders.

Currently, AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia are in judicial remand related to the Delhi excise policy case.

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(With PTI inputs)