April 2, 2024: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh who was arrested in the Delhi excise policy scam case on October 4 last year. The leader spent six months in the jail.

As per sources, a Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice P.B. Varale informed Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, appearing for the ED, to take instructions and apprise it in a post-lunch session of the court on whether further custody of Mr. Singh was required and remarked that he has spent six months in jail. Later, ED told the apex court that it has no objection if the AAP leader is granted bail.

Earlier, the probe agency in the high court had opposed the bail plea and claimed that Singh was involved in acquiring, possessing, concealing, dissipating and using proceeds of the crime generated from the Delhi liquor scam pertaining to the policy period of 2021-22.

Sanjay Singh has become the first senior AAP leader to be granted regular bail in the money laundering case linked to the case.