SC grants bail to AAP leader Sanjay Singh after 6 months in jail in Delhi excise policy case


New Delhi, Apr 2 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam.

A three-judge bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta and P.B. Varale presided over the case.

After hearing the matter at length, the apex court said: “Leave granted. Sanjay Singh is released on bail during pendency of proceedings.”

The bench noted that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has no objection with Singh being released on bail.

However, the bench said that he shall be released on terms and conditions to be fixed by the trial court. "Concession shall not be cited as precedent. Sanjay Singh is entitled to continue with political activities," the top court bench said.

It noted: “... we must record that concession made on behalf of ED has been made before commencement of arguments. We clarify we have not made any comments on merits.”

Earlier, the top court had issued notice to the ED and directed tagging of the bail plea along with another petition filed by Sanjay Singh challenging his arrest and subsequent remand in the money laundering case.

On Tuesday, the bench dismissed as “infructuous” the aforementioned petition filed by Singh against ED arrest and remand.

Sanjay Singh had moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail on January 4 after Special Judge M.K. Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Court on December 22, 2023 dismissed his plea.

Pursuant to the liberty granted by the Supreme Court in the pending matter, the AAP leader had moved a regular bail application before the jurisdictional trial court.

 

 

  

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  • Sanjay, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 02 2024

    Climax: Mr. Singh joins BJP and takes clean chit, and they lived happily ever after.

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  • M.Mathias, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 02 2024

    BJP can't purchase Supreme Court Chief Justice Mr. Chandrachud.

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  • Johnny, Bangalore

    Tue, Apr 02 2024

    Dictatorship can't be long last, nation ashamed by comments from other developed countries Consequences will reflected in next election results, especially Delhi, Punjab and Hariyana. Till date Government thought nobody is noticing these kind of malpractice, but rest world watching it

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  • R Bhandarkar, Mangaluru.

    Tue, Apr 02 2024

    Think he will quit politics and liquor together in future.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai-Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 02 2024

    Gather evidence, make a water tight case and punish him as per the law of the land... matter over..... why beat around the bush simply shouting wolf-wolf, and make a mockery of one's own self, what say mamu?

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 02 2024

    EC, ED, IT, should be under SC. Without their consent no department must have rights to send anybody to Jail without proper trail in the open courts.

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  • Gautam Das, Bangalore

    Tue, Apr 02 2024

    BJP is coming under heavy pressure from the EU and the US for arresting AAP leaders without trial or proven charges except stray comments and rumours of ordinary people.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Raheja Waterfront

    Tue, Apr 02 2024

    We have complete trust in Supreme Court ...

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  • Roshan, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 02 2024

    Transformed Adani's NDTV reported the same in its portal. READ HOW IT TRIES TO ARTICULATE THE BAIL, to impress its masters. At the last lines it adds quote - court can release the accused only if it is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing him guilty or likely to commit further offence. unquote. This is how media plays its mind games.

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  • Rajan, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 02 2024

    Singh's bail -- Same case as MR ARVIND KEJRIWAL -- so logically CM Kejriwal should get relief -- in any case there was no conviction or money trail -- Worse criminals are out on bail or joined BJP -- got washed in washing machine -- now spotless--

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