New Delhi, Oct 13 : The Delhi High Court has expedited the listing of a plea filed by AAP leader Sanjay Singh against his arrest in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the now-defunct Delhi excise policy. The request for an urgent hearing was made by a legal representative for the Rajya Sabha MP before a bench presided over by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula.
Singh’s attorney argued that insufficient grounds for his arrest had been provided. In response, the court agreed to hear the case promptly.
On October 10, a trial court had remanded Singh, who was arrested earlier this month, into the custody of the Enforcement Directorate until October 13. The ED’s money laundering case originated from the CBI’s FIR.
Both the CBI and the ED have alleged that irregularities occurred during the modification of the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 and that undue favors were granted to license holders. The Delhi government had initially implemented the excise policy on November 17, 2021, only to scrap it at the end of September 2022 amid allegations of corruption.
