The Supreme Court, on Monday, requested responses from both the Centre and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding AAP leader Sanjay Singh’s challenge against his arrest and detention in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti directed the Centre and the ED to submit their responses by December 11. The bench specified that if Singh files a regular bail petition in the interim, it should be considered independently of the observations made in the Delhi High Court’s judgment dated October 20.
Sanjay Singh, arrested on October 4 in connection with the case, had moved the Supreme Court challenging the High Court’s verdict. The High Court, in its order, had declined to interfere with Singh’s arrest, stating it could not impute a political motive to the premier investigating agency without material on record. The court also asserted that Singh’s case did not present a “prima facie case of no evidence at all.” The ED’s money laundering case originates from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR, which alleges irregularities in modifying the now-discarded Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, with undue favors to license holders. Singh is accused of playing a significant role in the formulation and implementation of the policy, benefiting specific liquor entities for financial gain. Following his arrest, Singh was initially placed in ED custody, and later, on October 13, he was remanded to judicial custody until October 27.
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