The court directs ED to provide the charge sheet and documents to the accused

The vulnerable man was rescued from habitable conditions and admitted to hospital.The vulnerable man was rescued from habitable conditions and admitted to hospital.

New Delhi:A court here on Monday directed the ED to provide copies of the charge sheet and other documents to the accused in the alleged money laundering case related to Delhi’s excise policy. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to conduct the exercise by November 13 when the case would next be heard.

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leader Manish Sisodia, both currently out on bail, appeared in court via video conferencing. The judge was told by some defense lawyers that they had not received paper copies of the charge sheet and other related documents.

The judge also noted the ED’s contention that it needed “some more time” to provide the copy of the digitized documents/soft copies of the remaining documents/devices to the accused.

The excise case relates to allegations of alleged corruption and money laundering in the formulation and implementation of the Delhi government’s excise policy for 2021-2022, which was subsequently scrapped.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged irregularities. Subsequently, the ED registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The ED took cognizance of an FIR filed by the CBI on August 17, 2022 and filed its money laundering case on August 22, 2022 to probe the alleged irregularities. Kejriwal, who was arrested in connection with the case, was granted bail by the Supreme Court on September 12.