Supreme Court notice to CBI, ED on bail plea by Manish Sisodia

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the CBI and ED on a bail plea filed by Delhi's former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case against him in connection with the Delhi excise case.

Seeking response from probe agencies on Sisodia's bail plea, a bench headed by Justice BR Gavai posted the case for resumed hearing on July 29. The counsel for Sisodia told the bench that the trial in the case is moving at snail's pace.

Dismissing Sisodia's bail plea on October 30 last year, the top court had recorded the "assurance" given by the investigating agencies that the trial will be concluded within six to eight months. The SC had asked Sisodia to move a "fresh" bail plea in case the trial is "protracted and proceeds at a snail's pace in next three months". The bench had ordered that Sisodia's bail plea would be considered by the trial court on merits without being influenced by the dismissal of the earlier bail application.