SC defers Sisodia's interim bail plea

Court asks ASG to present a clear cut picture on how the money trail has been established

- SHRUTI KAKKAR

THE Supreme Court on Friday deferred hearing the interim bail plea of former Delhi Minister Manish Sisodia for September 4 in the alleged scam in the excise policy case.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti perused the medical records of Sisodia's wife, and said she is "fairly stable" and, therefore, it will consider the interim bail pleas of former deputy chief minister along with regular bail pleas in the cases.

Perusing CBI's affidavit wherein the probe agency opposed his bail plea, the bench asked ASG SV Raju to present "a clear cut picture on how the money trail has been established" while arguing the regular bail.

"There are two parts, to the counter affidavit, one is the policy decision and the other is money trail. But when you argue the regular bail, I want a clear cut picture on how money trail is established," said Justice Khanna.

"Re-list the SLP as well as the main SLP and application for interim relief in the week commencing September 4, 2023," the bench said in its order.