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A Delhi Court on Wednesday remanded ​​​​​​former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister (CM) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia to judicial custody "till April 5" in a money laundering case being investigated by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in connection with the Delhi liquor scam.

Special Judge MK Nagpal of the Rouse Avenue Court said, “We will send him to judicial custody till April 5”.

Sisodia was produced before the court today on the expiry of his Directorate of Enforcement (ED) remand. He is already in judicial custody in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case in connection with the Delhi liquor scam. 

Notably, on February 28, a CJI DY Chandrachud led bench of the Supreme Court dismissed former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia's plea challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged case of corruption relating to liquor excise policy. The bench also comprising Justice PS Narasimha had held that "other efficacious remedies are available" to Sisodia.

On February 27, a Delhi court remanded Sisodia to CBI's custody for five days till March 4. The CBI judge had allowed the CBI's request after Sisodia was arrested on February 26 after an interrogation of more than 8 hours. 

It is CBI's case that there were alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy for the year 2021-22.  On February 26, the CBI commenced a second round of questioning after Sisodia was earlier questioned on October 17 last year. Chargesheet in the matter was filed on November 25, 2022.

It is to be noted that Sisodia was also arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on March 9 evening, in connection with the Delhi liquor scam case. His bail application in the ED case is listed for hearing on March 25. 

Statue: The Code of Criminal Procedure; The Prevention of Money Laundering Act