Manish Sisodia bail plea: LIVE UPDATES from Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is hearing the bail plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia in the money laundering case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy of 2021-22.

The matter is being heard by a Bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan.

The Court had sought ED's response in the matter on July 16.

Manish Sisodia has been in custody since February 26, 2023, in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as well as the ED.

The case involves allegations that Delhi government officials tweaked the excise policy to benefit certain liquor sellers in exchange for bribes that were used to fund the AAP's elections in Goa.

Sisodia has filed several bail applications in the matter to no avail.

His first round of bail applications was rejected in 2023, including by the Supreme Court. At the time, the Supreme Court added that Sisodia could file for bail again if the trial progressed at a slow pace.

He then filed a second round of bail pleas which also came to be rejected.

He then filed this third bail plea after the chargesheet was filed.

In May, the Delhi High Court agreed with a trial court's April 30 decision to reject Sisodia's 2024 bail plea in both the ED and CBI cases.

The Supreme Court is now hearing Sisodia's challenge to this verdict.

During the hearing yesterday, the top court had questioned the ED on whether allegations that the Delhi Excise Policy of 2021-22 involved increased profit margins for liquor sellers was enough to indicate that a crime was committed by Sisodia and other AAP leaders.

Track this page for live updates from the hearing today.