Delhi liquor scam: Manish Sisodia out of jail, who is still inside?

Manish Sisodia, who has been in jail for the past 17 months for corruption in Delhi's liquor policy, is out from Tihar. The Supreme Court granted him bail in the morning. He got relief from the court on certain conditions such as furnishing a surety bond of Rs 2 lakh, depositing his passport and appearing at the police station. Supreme Court Justices PR Gavi and KV Viswanathan, while reiterating the concept of bail clause and jail exemption, said delaying the investigation by the investigating agencies was a violation of Sisodia's liberty. The Supreme Court also disagreed with the high court and trial court's repeated rejection of Sisodia's bail plea. But as the trial got delayed and Sisodia got bail, some prominent names in the same case are still in jail. Like Sisodia, Sanjay Singh is among the most prominent arrestees in the Delhi liquor policy so far who has been granted bail. Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh was granted bail by the Supreme Court on March 2 this year. In October 2023, Sanjay Singh was arrested by the ED in a money laundering case related to the Delhi liquor policy. The ED described Singh as the main conspirator. But the court granted bail to Singh. Arrested industrialist Raghav Magunda, B. Sarath Reddy and Dinesh Arora have now become government witnesses in this case. So his case is different. Check out some of the names still running from one court to another for bail – First – Vijay Nair As per a report on July 31, the hearing on Vijay Nair's bail plea is still going on in the Supreme Court. The case came up for hearing before a bench comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy, Sanjay Thulia and Justice SVN Bhatti. Advocate Binisa Mohanty is presenting arguments in court on behalf of Nair. Nair approached the Supreme Court after the trial court and the Delhi High Court rejected his bail plea. He has been saying that since he was in charge of Aam Aadmi Party's media and communication department, he was never involved in formulating and implementing the liquor policy. Second – Arvind Kejriwal On July 12, the Supreme Court granted interim bail in the Delhi Liquor Policy case. The bail was granted after Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate. Kejriwal is still in jail after being arrested by the CBI in a liquor scam case. The case against him is currently being heard in the Delhi High Court. ED opposes his bail. Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 this year. He was granted bail by the trial court on June 20. But the trial court's order was later stayed by the Delhi High Court. Third – K. On March 15 this year, Kavitha, PRS chief and KCR's daughter K. Search at Kavita's house. The investigation by the Enforcement Directorate continued for a total of 8 hours. Kavita was subsequently arrested. Off. The Roose Avenue Court has extended Kavitha's judicial custody till August 13. This week. Kavitha's bail plea was rejected. Kavitha's lawyer told Roose Avenue Court that the bail plea should not be pressed further. He approached the court to get it back. Ultimately the petition was withdrawn. Kavitha has already received setbacks in the High Court and the trial court. Fourth – Report of Amandeep Singh Dal on 4th June. The Delhi High Court rejected the bail plea of ​​businessman Amandeep Singh Tal. He is still in jail. According to the evidence gathered by the CBI, the high court said that Tal played a key role in the Delhi liquor policy scam and that he was part of a larger conspiracy. Amandeep Singh Dal was arrested by ED in March 2023. The CBI also arrested him the following month in April. Amandeep filed a case in the lower court against his arrest. Later he also approached the Delhi High Court as he did not get any relief from there. But he is still in jail.