The Supreme Court granted bail to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today, nearly 18 months after his arrest in the alleged liquor policy case.
Reacting to the Supreme Court judgment, AAP leader Raghav Chadha said, “The entire country is happy today as Manish Sisodia, the hero of the Delhi education revolution, got bail. I express my heartfelt gratitude to the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Manish ji was kept behind bars for 530 days. His crime was that he gave the children of the poor a better future. Dear children, your Manish uncle is coming back.”
दिल्ली शिक्षा क्रांति के नायक मनीष सिसोदिया जी को बेल मिलने से पूरे देश में आज ख़ुशी है। मैं माननीय सुप्रीम कोर्ट का हृदय की गहराई से आभार व्यक्त करता हूँ।
मनीष जी को 530 दिन तक जेल की सलाख़ों के पीछे रखा गया। उनका जुर्म इतना था कि उन्होंने गरीबों के बच्चों को एक बेहतर भविष्य… pic.twitter.com/Mai1Zqi6XU
— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) August 9, 2024
The Supreme Court’s verdict, delivered by Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan, said it would be a “travesty of justice” to continue Mr Sisodia’s incarceration without significant progress in the trial. “Incarceration of 18 months… Trial not having even commenced and the appellant has been deprived of the right to a speedy trial. The trial court and High Court ought to have given due weightage to this,” Justice Gavai remarked.
