Excise policy case: SC agrees to hear bail plea of Sisodia during the day

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Tuesday itself the bail plea of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who is in CBI custody in connection with the excise policy caseThe court will take up the matter at 350 pmThe moment a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha assembled senior advocate A M Singhvi appearing for Sisodia mentioned the bail plea for urgent hearing during the day itselfThe top court initially observed that the arrested AAP leader has remedies under the Code of Criminal Procedure CrPC to move the Delhi High Court for bail and seek the quashing of the FIRAlso Read Emergency by Modi govt AAPThe CJI said the court had recently taken up the bail matter of Congress leader Pawan Khera who was granted interim bail in a matter pertaining to his alleged objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi as it involved clubbing of FIRs lodged in two statesThere was a prayer for clubbing of the FIRshere you can go to the Delhi High Court for quashing of the FIR and bail the bench observedYour lordships have delivered 32 judgements and this case of Sisodia falls under remit of the Vinod Dua judgement Singhvi saidThe late veteran journalist was granted protection from coercive action by the Supreme Court in criminal cases registered against him for allegedly making objectionable statements in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots in a YouTube programmeThe bench then agreed to hear Sisodias pleaThe CJI first said that the bench will hear the plea after urgent mentioning of cases concludes in the forenoonLater it said that Sisodias matter will be taken up at 350 PM after the fivejudge Constitution bench concludes the days proceedings in cases pertaining to Maharashtra political crisisA special Delhi court on Monday sent Sisodia to fiveday CBI remand in the excise policy case to allow the agency to get genuine and legitimate answers to questions being put to him for a proper and fairSpecial CBI judge M K Nagpal on Monday allowed the plea of CBI seeking custodial interrogation of Sisodia for five days in the excise scam caseThe trial judge said though the accused had joined the investigation of this case on two earlier occasions it has also been observed that he has failed to provide satisfactory answers to most of the questions put to him during his examination and interrogation Thus he has failed to legitimately explain the incriminating evidence which has allegedly surfaced against him during the investigation conducted so farIt is true that he cannot be expected to make selfincriminating statements but the interests of justice and of a fair investigation require him to come up with some legitimate answers to the questions which are being put to him by the investigating officer IO the trial judge had saidThe CBI on Sunday evening arrested Sisodia in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the nowscrapped liquor policy for 202122Earlier this month the agency had interrogated Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in Tihar Jail in connection with the case after taking permission from the judgeJain was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case He is not an accused in the excise policy caseThe CBI had also quizzed AAPs communication incharge Vijay Nair who is also lodged in Tihar Jail in connection with the excise policy money laundering case being probed by the EDNair was earlier granted bail in the CBI excise policy case by the courtThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever