The Delhi High Court in the case Sanjay Singh v. ED observed and has issued the notice on the petition moved by the Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh wherein seeking bail in the money laundering case which relates to the liquor policy scam.
The bench headed by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the case observed and seek response of the Enforcement Directorate, ED.
The counsel, Senior Advocate Mohit Mathur appearing for Singh submitted before the court that the AAP leader had no role in the predicate offence.
Further, he stated that Singh was arrested after statement was given by the ‘star witness’ of the probe agency Dinesh Arora, who is being accused in the case who later turned approver in both ED and CBI cases.
In the present case, the city’s Rouse Avenue Courts denied the bail to Singh on December 22 last year.
The bench of Special CBI, MK Nagpal had dismissed the bail plea moved by Singh’s.
The court observed that Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on October 04, 2023 and after the searches were conducted at his residence in the national capital.
The court stated that he being the third AAP leader to be arrested in the matter and he was sent to judicial custody on October 13 last year.
Therefore, the court stated that raids were conducted by ED at Singh’s residence after he was named by businessman Dinesh Arora, accused in the case, who later turned approver in both ED and CBI cases.
It has been alleged by ED that an employee of Dinesh Arora delivered Rs. 2 crores to Sanjay Singh’s house on two occasions and the agency has to confront the AAP leader with digital evidence.
Last year, the bench headed by Justice Sharma in the case observed and has dismissed the plea moved by Singh wherein it challenged his arrest and remand in the money laundering case on October 24.
The court in the case stated that ED cannot be expected to work as magicians and that it will take time to investigate a case and reach to the truth.
Adding to it, the court stated that even if the investigating agency or ED is premier investigating agency, they cannot be expected to work as magicians and even if with the aid of technology and best investigative skills at their best are to be applied, it will still take time to investigate the case and try to reach the truth.
Further, Singh then moved the Supreme Court challenging his arrest.
The said petition is pending adjudication before the Apex Court.