Manish Sisodia vs Central Bureau of Investigation

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2023 Supreme(SC) 1094

SANJIV KHANNA, S. V. N. BHATTI
Manish Sisodia – Appellant
Versus
Central Bureau of Investigation – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For 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. Ms. Suchitra Kumbhat, Adv. Mr. Abhinav Jain, Adv. Ms. Honey Kumbhat, Adv. Mr. Rishikesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Mohit Siwach, Adv. Mr. Rishabh Sharma, Adv. Mr. Siddhanth Sahay, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): r. S.V. Raju, A.S.G. Mr. Zoheb Hussain, Adv. Mr. Arkaj Kumar, Adv. Ms. Sairica Raju, Adv. Mr. Digvijay DA,, Adv. Ms. Sweksha, Adv. Mr. Annam Venkatesh, Adv. Mr. Ankit Bhatia, Adv. Mr. Vivek Gurnani, Adv. Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Adv. Ms. Manisha Dubey, Adv. Mr. Kshitiz Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR Mr. Gaurav Sankar, Adv. Mr. Satyarth Singh, Adv. Mr. Suryaprakash V Raju, A.S.G. Mr. Digvijay Dam, Adv. Mr. Zoheb Hussain, Adv. Mr. Annam Venkatesh, Adv. Ms. Sweksha, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR

JUDGMENT :

SANJIV KHANNA, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. Rule of law means that laws apply equally to all citizens and institutions, including the State. Rule of law requires an equal right to access to justice for the marginalised. The rule also mandates objective and fair treatment to all. Thirdly, rule of law is a check on arbitrary use of powers. It secures legitimate exercise of power for public good.

3. This is precisely the reason why we had heard arguments at some length in these two appeals filed by the appellant-Manish Sisodia, former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, who seeks bail in the prosecutions arising from RC No. 0032022A00553, dated 17.08.2022, registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation¹ [For short “CBI”] at CBI, ACB, New Delhi, under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988² [For short “PoC Act”]and the Indian Penal Code, 1860³ [For short “IPC”] and Enforcement Case Information Report⁴ [For short “ECIR”] No. HIU-II/14/2022, dated 22.08.2022, filed by the Directorate of Enforcement⁵ [For short “DoE”] under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002⁶ [For short “PML Act”].

4. CBI has filed two chargesheets, dated 24.11.2022 and 25.04.2023, wherein the appellant-Manish S

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2023 Supreme(SC) 1094

SANJIV KHANNA, S. V. N. BHATTIManish Sisodia – AppellantVersusCentral Bureau of Investigation – Respondent

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SANJIV KHANNA, S. V. N. BHATTI
Manish Sisodia – Appellant
Versus
Central Bureau of Investigation – Respondent