Supreme Court Grants Bail to Manish Sisodia
BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj and AAP Leader Priyanka Kakkar React
New Delhi, India – August 9: The Supreme Court has granted bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case. BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj criticized the decision, calling Sisodia a ‘sinner who pushed children from ‘Paathshala to Madhushala’. She emphasized that Sisodia is still an accused and his bail was granted due to delays in the trial, not on merit.
Swaraj stated, ‘This year only, his bail plea has been rejected seven times. Today, his advocates haven’t pleaded based on merits, their pleas were based on delay. Manish Sisodia was in jail for 17-18 months and on that basis – delay in trial, he has been granted bail.’
On the other hand, AAP leader Priyanka Kakkar welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision, expressing gratitude and stating that Sisodia can now continue his work on improving India’s education system. Kakkar said, ‘Every worker of ours is very grateful to the Supreme Court but Manish Sisodia has been kept in jail for 17 months, without evidence, without trial, this is a travesty of justice, the Supreme Court also noted it. We have been saying from the beginning that not even a single penny recovered. Prime Minister Modi himself has admitted that not a single penny has been recovered…Now no one can stop him (Manish Sisodia) from changing the education system of India.’
The Supreme Court’s decision was delivered by a bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan. The court imposed conditions including surrendering Sisodia’s passport and not influencing witnesses. The court was hearing Sisodia’s appeal against the Delhi High Court’s dismissal of his bail plea in cases investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate. Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, representing the probe agencies, had raised concerns about potential witness influence.
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Supreme Court -: The Supreme Court is the highest court in India. It makes important decisions about laws and justice.
Bail -: Bail is when someone who is in jail is allowed to go home while they wait for their trial. They have to follow certain rules.
Manish Sisodia -: Manish Sisodia is a leader from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). He works on improving education in India.
BJP -: BJP stands for Bharatiya Janata Party. It is one of the major political parties in India.
MP -: MP stands for Member of Parliament. They are elected to represent people in the government.
Bansuri Swaraj -: Bansuri Swaraj is a Member of Parliament from the BJP. She is also the daughter of the late Sushma Swaraj, a former Indian politician.
AAP -: AAP stands for Aam Aadmi Party. It is a political party in India that focuses on common people’s issues.
Priyanka Kakkar -: Priyanka Kakkar is a leader from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). She supports Manish Sisodia.
Excise policy case -: This is a legal case about rules for selling alcohol. Manish Sisodia was accused of doing something wrong with these rules.
Accused -: An accused person is someone who is said to have done something wrong or illegal, but it has not been proven yet.
Verdict -: A verdict is a decision made by a court about whether someone is guilty or not.
Passport -: A passport is a document that allows someone to travel to other countries. The court asked Sisodia to give up his passport so he can’t leave India.
Influencing witnesses -: This means trying to change what people who saw something important might say in court. The court told Sisodia not to do this.