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The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh and questioned the Enforcement Directorate who arrested Mr Singh, including why he was held without trial or compensation for alleged bribery for more than six months . The court informed the agency that Batch had received bribes of ₹600 million. The court directed Lt Gen SV Raju to consult the ED and take a decision regarding detention of Mr Singh at this stage. Mr. Singh was released after law enforcement said they did not want to arrest him. "I say (I am not against bail) without going to court and defend all rights and all claims," Mr. Raju said. The Court had previously stated that Dinesh Arora, who was neither a suspect per se nor a government witness, played no role in Mr. Singh's initial statement.

Mr Singh was arrested based on the statement of Mr Arora, who was released on bail in August. Sanjay Singh has been in Delhi's Tihar Jail since his arrest in October over the liquor policy scam that triggered a wave of opposition parties and witnessed the arrest of Mr Sisodia and his former boss, Chief Minister Arvind Singh. weeks away. Mr. Singh was arrested on charges of embezzlement in connection with the fraud. He had previously applied for bail, including in the Delhi High Court, but was rejected; In February, the Supreme Court even said there was "no cause" for eviction. ED later opposed bail, saying Mr Singh was involved in the acquisition, possession, storage, distribution and use of proceeds of crime from the liquor racket.

The relief was granted this afternoon after Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Prasanna B Varale said Mr Singh could be released pending hearing. The court said that the conditions of release should be determined by the court. More importantly, Mr. Singh is able to participate in political activities; This means he can campaign for the AAP, which may face a lack of strong leadership ahead of the elections.