Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh moved the trial court on Friday, seeking bail in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the liquor trade. According to his legal team, the petition may be heard on Saturday.
Sanjay Singh was arrested by the ED on October 4, 2023. Special Judge MK Nagpal extended Sanjay Singh’s judicial custody until December 4, 2023. Special Public Prosecutor Naveen Kumar Matta, representing the ED, informed the court that the chargesheet (Supplementary Prosecution Complaint) would be filed in the matter soon and within the prescribed time limit.
Singh was produced before the court at the end of the judicial custody period. Recently, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the ED on Sanjay Singh’s plea against the Delhi High Court’s order rejecting his challenge to his remand and arrest in the alleged liquor irregularities case.
The apex court also allowed the petitioner to file for regular bail, if advised, and clarified that it would be considered on its own merits in accordance with the law without being influenced by the impugned judgment.
Earlier, the Delhi High Court dismissed the plea of AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh challenging his remand and arrest in the alleged liquor irregularities case. The ED claimed that Singh and his associates played a role in the Delhi government’s decision to grant licenses to alcohol shops and merchants in 2020, causing losses to the state exchequer and violating anti-corruption laws.
The ED conducted searches at various locations, including the homes and offices of Sanjay Singh’s close associate, Ajit Tyagi, and other contractors and businessmen who allegedly benefited from the policy. In its nearly 270-page supplementary charge sheet, the ED labeled Sisodia a key conspirator in the case.
The Delhi liquor scam case, or the excise policy case, pertains to allegations that the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021–22 allowed cartelization and favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it—a charge vehemently refuted by the AAP.
