New-Delhi: The Supreme Court of India granted bail to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party Leader Manish Sisodia in relation to Liqour Policy case.
The Court granted bail applications filed by Sisodia in both the CBI and ED cases.
The Supreme Court have also imposed condition directing him to surrender his passport and not to influence witnesses.
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 Court observed.
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan, which had reserved its judgement on Sisodia’s pleas on August 6, delivered the verdict today.
Sisodia had sought bail on the ground that he has been in custody for 17 months and the trial against him has not yet started.
He was arrested by the CBI on February 26, 2023 for his alleged involvement in the irregularities in the excise policy.