New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 13) extended the interim bail granted to Hyderabad-based businessman Abhishek Boinpally in an excise policy-linked money laundering case.
A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar adjourned the matter for hearing on October 14 after the bench was informed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju was unavailable.
Apex Court on March 20 granted Boinpally five-week interim bail
Boinpally was granted five-week interim bail by the Supreme Court on March 20 on the grounds of the medical condition of his wife and his interim bail has been extended by the top court during subsequent hearings. While granting him interim bail, the top court directed him to surrender his passport and to not leave the National Capital Region (NCR) except for a visit to Hyderabad.
Boinpally has challenged a Delhi High Court order dismissing his plea challenging arrest
The apex court is seized of a plea filed by Boinpally challenging his arrest in an excise policy-linked money laundering case.
The Delhi High Court in July last year dismissed his plea challenging his arrest in the excise policy-linked money laundering case.
Boinpally is accused of being involved in a conspiracy to launder money along with other accused in the case.
CBI, ED have registered corruption, money laundering cases in connection with excise policy ‘scam’
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and ED are investigating corruption and money laundering cases registered by them in connection with the alleged irregularities in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy.
The central agencies have alleged that the Delhi Excise Policy was tweaked to extend undue favours to private liquor businessmen in exchange of kickbacks.
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, former AAP communication in-charge Vijay Nair are among the high-profile persons who have been arrested in the cases related to the alleged irregularities in the excise policy.