Manish Sisodia granted bail by Supreme Court in Delhi

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in cases related to the Delhi excise policy case.

The court granted regular bail to Manish Sisodia in cases probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the now-scrapped excise policy. Sisodia will walk out of jail after 17 months.

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan said that it would be a travesty of justice to relegate him to the trial court for seeking bail in these cases.

The court directed Sisodia to furnish a bail bond of ₹10 lakh with two sureties, surrender his passport, and report twice a week on Monday and Thursday before the Investigating Officer.

It said he should not make any attempt to influence witnesses or tamper with evidence. The apex court had reserved its order in the case on August 6.