The Supreme Court today on April 2 granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh in the money laundering case related to the Delhi liquor policy case after a concession was made by the Directorate of Enforcement(ED).

After the ED said that it had no objection to the grant of bail, the Court ordered the release of Sanjay Singh on bail, clarifying that the Court has not expressed anything on merits, as reported by LiveLaw.

The bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta and PB Varale clarified that Singh would be entitled to indulge in political activities during the period of bail. The bench also stated that the order would not be treated as a precedent. Singh is not supposed to make any public statement regarding the case, the Court added.

During the hearing in the forenoon session, the bench had asked Additional Solicitor General SV Raju to obtain instructions on whether further custody of Singh is required. If there are no instructions, the ASG can argue on merits and the matter will be decided on merits, the bench stated.

When the bench reassembled at 2 PM, Raju said, "Without going into merits, I will make a concession in the bail matter in the peculiar facts."

The Bench sought the ED's stand after hearing arguments led by Sr Adv Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi on behalf of Singh and noting that there were exculpatory statements by approver-Dinesh Arora and no money had been recovered.

"Nothing has been recovered, there is no trace," the bench observed during the hearing.

Sanjay Singh, who currently was in judicial custody, was arrested by the ED on October 4, 2023, following searches at his residence in Delhi. The central agency alleges that an employee of businessman Dinesh Arora delivered Rs. 2 crores to Singh's house on two occasions. Singh's arrest followed accusations made by Arora, who later turned approver in both the ED and CBI cases. ED claims that it had digital evidence to confront Singh with.