Delhi Excise Police Case: On Friday, the Supreme Court docket granted bail to Manish Sisodia, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, in reference to the Delhi excise police case. SC directs that Manish Sisodia be launched on bail on private bond of Rs 10 lakh with two sureties of like quantity. SC states that Manish Sisodia is in custody for 17 months and trial has not but commenced; this deprives his proper to speedy trial. It could be travesty of justice to relegate Manish Sisodia to trial court docket for in search of bail, says SC. The apex court docket additional said that it’s a excessive time trial courts, Excessive Courts recognise precept of bail is rule and jail is exception.
Additional particulars are awaited.
