SC notice to ED on bail plea filed by AAP's Vijay Nair in money laundering case
The Hindu
Supreme Court seeks ED response on bail plea for AAP's Vijay Nair in Delhi excise policy scam case.
The Supreme Court on Monday (August 12, 2024) sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the bail plea of the Aam Aadmi Party’s former communication in-charge Vijay Nair in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
A Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti issued notice to the central agency and sought its response within two weeks.
"It is submitted that the petitioner is in custody for nearly 2 years since he was arrested by the CBI and has been in continuous custody of the ED...Issue notice," the Bench said.
Senior advocates Abhishek Singhvi and Vikram Chaudhary, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that Mr. Nair has been in jail for almost two years.
Referring to the Manish Sisodia case, they said there were 353 witnesses and the trial has not commenced till date.
Mr. Nair, who was arrested on November 13, 2022, has challenged the trial court’s July 29 order dismissing his default bail plea.
Earlier, the high court had on July 3 last year refused to grant bail to Mr. Nair and other co-accused in the money laundering case.
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