This is a mockery of justice… With these 10 arguments, the Supreme Court granted bail to Manish Sisodia
Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has got conditional bail from the Supreme Court. Sisodia will come out of jail after 17 months. While giving its verdict on Sisodia’s bail plea in the CBI and ED case, the Supreme Court said
- Cannot be kept in jail without punishment: Manish Sisodia had filed 13 applications in the CBI case and 14 applications in the ED case in the lower court. He was kept in jail for a long time. No one can be kept in jail for such a long time without punishment.
- This case is like a game of snakes and ladders: When the Supreme Court passed the second order on bail, seven months and four days had passed since the first order. No citizen can be asked to run from pillar to post. This case has become a game of snakes and ladders.
- Do not want to accept ED’s objection: The Supreme Court said, “We are not willing to accept ED’s initial objection that this petition is not worth hearing.” Sisodia has been deprived of the right to a hearing due to 17 months of imprisonment and the trial not starting. Considering more than 400 witnesses, it is unlikely that the trial will be completed soon.
- Made to run around courts: Manish Sisodia was asked to go to the lower court, then the High Court and then the Supreme Court. He had filed a petition in both the courts. According to the first order, the time limit of 6 to 8 months has passed.
- Triple test will not come in the way: We had talked about bail on the basis of delay in the order of October last year. In this case, the triple test will not come in the way, because here the matter is about the delay in starting the trial.
- It will be a mockery of justice: If Sisodia is asked to go to the trial court again for bail, then it will be a mockery of justice. The lower court ignored the right to speedy trial and did not cancel the bail on merit.
- Trial will not end: Bail is a rule, jail is an exception. We considered keeping him in prison for a long time. The trial will not end in the near future.
- Cannot be forced to run from one place to another: Sending the appellant back to the trial court would be like playing a game of snakes and ladders with him. A person cannot be forced to run from one place to another.
- No evidence of delay in hearing: The accused has the right to a speedy trial. There is no evidence to show that the petitioner delayed the hearing.
- Right to freedom is important every day: On ASG’s appeal to stop Sisodia from entering Delhi CM’s office, the Supreme Court bench said that this cannot be allowed, because the right to freedom matters every day.
