2024 Supreme(SC) 510
ARAVIND KUMAR, SANDEEP MEHTA
Manish Sisodia – Appellant
Versus
Directorate of Enforcement – Respondent
Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Vivek Jain, AOR Mr. Mohd. Irshad, Adv. Mr. Rajat Jain, Adv. Mr. Amit Bhandari, Adv. Mr. Karan Sharma, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General Mr. Zoheb Hossain, Adv. Mr. Anam Venkatesh, Adv. Ms. Kanu Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Adv. Ms. Abhipriya, Adv. Mr. Kartik Sabharwal, Adv. Mr. Vivek Gaurav, Adv. Ms. Agrimaa, Adv. Mr. Dipanshu Gaba, Adv. Mr. Kanishk Maurya, Adv. Mr. A. K. Sharma, AOR
ORDER
In these two petitions, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 21.05.2024 passed by the High Court of Delhi in Bail Application Nos. 1557 and 1559 of 2024.
2. Suffice to state that the petitioner had approached this Court on earlier occasion for grant of the relief now sought for in the present petitions and it resulted in dismissal of the same with the following observations –
“29. In view of the assurance given at the Bar on behalf of the prosecution that they shall conclude the trial by taking appropriate steps within next six to eight months, we give liberty to the appellant – Manish Sisodia to move a fresh application for bail in case of change in circumstances, or in case the trial is protracted and proceeds at a snail’s pace in next three months. If any application for bail is filed in the above circumstances, the same would be considered by the trail court on merits without being influenced by the dismissal of the earlier bail application, including the present judgment. Observations made above, re. :right to speedy trial, will, however, be taken into consideration. The appellant – Manish Sisodia may also file an application for interim bail in case of ill-health
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