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“Manish Sisodia Played Vital Role Behind Delhi Liquor Policy Scam, Payment Of
Advance Kickbacks Of Around Rs. 90-100 crores Was Meant For Him”: Delhi Court while denying bail to former Deputy CM.

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In the bail order running into 34 pages, Special judge MK Nagpal has said that evidence not only shows Sisodia’s active participation in the criminal conspiracy, but also the prima facie commission of some substantive offences of the PC Act by him.

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Court: There is also nothing apparent on record to infer or show that arrest was illegal or violative of any directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court or Hon'ble High Courts and rather, the material placed before this court by the CBI justifies the arrest of applicant in the case.

Court…this court is not inclined to release the applicant on bail at this stage of investigation of the case as his release may adversely affect the ongoing investigation and will also seriously hamper the progress thereof.

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Court:…in prima facie view of this court, the role played by this applicant cannot be equated with or put at par with the roles of other three accused who have been granted regular bail by this court earlier.

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Court: there may be serious apprehensions of destruction or tampering of some further evidence and even of influencing of some prime witnesses of this case by him or at his instance, in case he is released on bail by the court.

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Court: The allegations made against the applicant are serious in nature and at this stage of the case, he does not deserve to be released on bail as he has been arrested only on 26.02.2023 and investigation even qua his role has still not been completed.

Thus, as per allegations made by prosecution and the evidence collected in support thereof so far, the applicant can prima facie be held to be architect of the said criminal conspiracy, court said.

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Since the case relates to formulation & implementation of a policy in relation to sale of
liquor in Delhi &... further affecting a larger section of the population in State, prima
facie this case also falls in the category of economic policy matter offences: Court #Manishsisodia

The payment of advance kickbacks of around Rs. 90-100 crores was meant for him and his other colleagues in the GNCTD and Rs. 20-30 crores out of the above are found to have been routed through the co-accused Vijay Nair, Abhishek Boinpally and approver Dinesh Arora: Court

Certain provisions of the excise policy were permitted to be tweaked and manipulated by the applicant to protect and preserve the interests of South liquor lobby and to ensure repayment of the kickbacks to the said lobby: Court #Manishsisodia

A cartel was permitted to be formed to achieve monopoly in sale of certain liquor brands of favoured manufacturers and it was permitted to be done against very objectives of the policy: Court #Manishsisodia

The allegations made against #Sisodia are serious in nature and at this stage of the case, he does not deserve to be released on bail as he has been arrested in this case only on 26.02.2023: Delhi Court

...and investigation even qua his role has still not been completed, what to say about some other co-accused involved in the case whose roles are also yet being investigated: Delhi Court

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Manish Sisodia 'Architect Of Criminal Conspiracy' In Liquor Policy Scam, Advance Kickback Of Over Rs 90 Crore Was Meant For Him, His Colleagues: Delhi Court

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