Delhi Excise policy case: Supreme Court Judge Sanjay Kumar recuses himself from hearing businessman's plea

Supreme Court directs extension of interim bail for businessman in money laundering case linked to Delhi Excise policy scam.

Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kumar on July 16 recused himself from hearing a plea challenging the arrest of Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi Excise policy scam.

As soon as the matter came up for hearing, Justice Sanjiv Khanna said it would go before another Bench as Justice Kumar would not like to hear this matter.

The Bench directed that the matter be listed before another Bench, of which Justice Kumar is not part, in the week commencing August 5.

It directed that the interim bail, which was granted to Mr. Boinpally owing to the condition of his wife suffering from various ailments, be extended till further orders.

On March 20, the Supreme Court noted that the businessman has been in custody for 18 months and directed his release on interim bail for five weeks. Since then, Mr. Boinpally’s interim bail has been extended from time to time by the Supreme Court.

While granting interim bail, the Supreme Court had asked Mr. Boinpally to surrender his passport and directed him to not leave the National Capital Region (NCR) except for a visit to Hyderabad.

The businessman has challenged the July 3, 2023, order of the Delhi High Court that dismissed his petition questioning the legality of his arrest in 2022.